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PARDO, María del Carmen  y  NIETO, Fernando. The return to loyalty:overview of federal public employment under obradorismo. Foro int [online]. 2025, vol.65, n.2, pp.213-256.  Epub 24-Jun-2025. ISSN 0185-013X.  https://doi.org/10.24201/fi.3121.

The rise of Andrés Manuel López Obrador to power marked a break with the trajectory of administrative reforms promoted by Mexican governments since democratization. In the realm of public employment and its professionalization, this break was evident in the further abandonment of the civil service career system, the marginalization of the traditional bureaucracy, and the reallocation of resources toward programs prioritized by the government. These changes led to a deterioration of both working conditions and compensation for federal public servants. These developments reflect, on the one hand, a profound distrust and disdain for the federal bureaucracy within the ruling political project and, on the other, a deliberate return to a system based on political loyalty, prioritizing it over considerations such as professional merit and equal opportunity in public service recruitment and retention. This article examines these changes and discusses their broader implications.

Palabras llave : civil service career system; federal bureaucracy; distrust; modernization; populism.

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