Reforms appear safe The convening of Mexico's congress last week was a historic event.
This day will be remembered as the beginning of a new Mexico,'' beamed a Green Party congressman. But, in the short term, that means less than it sounds. The PRI won 239 seats in the July 6 elections. The leftist Democratic Revolution wound up with 125 seats, and the business-oriented National Action Party got 121. The Greens and Labor Party won eight and seven seats.