The first update is, an alert reader suggested that the suspicious/premature (or whatever) burning of election records happened in an earlier presidential election in which fraud is widely believed to have happened. I haven't been able to confirm or deny that, but it's entirely possible that I mixed up details of accounts of previous elections in Mexico.
The second update is much more current: the declared candidate for nomination for the governorship of Mexico City I wrote about last time was fired from his post as Secretary of Social Development. He has said in press conferences and interviews that the firing was politically motivated. I haven't sorted out the details, but the current governor (who did the firing) is apparently a candidate for the presidential nomination. I think they are from the same party, but perhaps from different factions, so that might have something to do with it.
Admitedly, that's a pretty vague report and analysis. If you get tired of hearing about the U.S. presidential hopefuls, google Mexico presidential elections and enjoy!
On a sidenote, but not unrelated, if you try to read about Mexico politics, be prepared for acronyms that are never explained. One of them refers to the candidate from the left who ran against the current president from the far right. It's his initials, AMLO, which always makes me think of LMAO, but really they're not the same thing.:)
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