Original sentence: Contrary to what happens in other countries, former presidents do not continue to be important national figures and usually lead a discrete life, partly because not to interfere with the new President (a relic from the times of the "Imperial Presidency", see above) and partly because they usually don't have a good public image.Former Presidents of Mexico continue to carry the title "President" until death but are rarely referred by it; they are commonly called ex-Presidents.It is speculated he lives in a self-imposed exile to avoid the hatred of some of his fellow members inside the PRI for accepting too quickly their defeat in the 2000 presidential election, a defeat for which he is partly responsible as the topmost PRI member and President.Previous Presidents live in Mexico, sometimes having posts with no political power and far from the spotlight (ex-President De la Madrid was head of a government publishing house of books on economy).Some, like Carlos Salinas de Gortari, are profoundly rejected by the Mexican public.and in the private sector, but outside of Mexico
Edited sentence: Contrary to what happens in other countries, former presidents do not continue to be important national figures.Former Presidents of Mexico continue to carry the title "President" until death.Some, like Carlos Salinas de Gortari, have become demons in the eyes of the Mexican public.and in the private sector, but outside of Mexico, for he lives in a self-imposed exile, as many believe he is hated by many inside the PRI for allowing democracy to exist in Mexico