As mayor, Cárdenas oversaw improvements to Mexico City’s roads and water system and expanded the distribution of free textbooks. He was elected in 1997 in the city’s first direct mayoral election after campaigning on issues including poverty, corruption, crime, and pollution. Although he made progress on several infrastructure and public-service initiatives, many of his broader campaign promises went unfulfilled.
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