How to win a cost-of-living election
Update: 2025-01-29
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Around the world, soaring inflation has pushed voters to turn on incumbent governments. But one country bucked the trend – Mexico, where the leftwing Morena party recorded a landslide victory. The key to its success? A policy platform built on minimum salary rises, labour reforms and price controls on staples. So are there lessons to be learnt from the country’s success for Anthony Albanese’s Labor party? Senior business reporter Jonathan Barrett tells Nour Haydar why so many governments didn’t survive high inflation, and what Labor could learn from the country that bucked the trend You can support the Guardian at theguardian.com/fullstorysupport
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