Presidential debates in Mexico, 30 years of evolutions

Abstract

Presidential debates in Mexico have become a stage for the exchange of political platforms that contribute to guaranteeing the principle of equity. In these events, all candidates receive the same time and space to directly address voters. In Mexico, since 1994, when the first presidential debate took place, there has been a notable evolution in terms of content, formats and especially scope. In this work, there are 3 objectives outlined: the first one is to carry out a literary review of the scientific information on the presidential debates in Mexico period 1994-2024; second one is to address a bibliographic review of media and political information specialists on the presidential debates in Mexico in the period 1994-2024; The third is to identify elements of political discourse and political communication exclusively in the three presidential debates of the 2024 electoral period. Conclusions of this review refer to the fact that the presidential debates in Mexico were inserted into the political culture, without forgetting that they consolidate and validate the country's democratic system.