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Mexico's New President to Take Office

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    Enrique Peña Nieto promises an agenda of free enterprise, efficiency and accountability.

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-- via ground is a reporter with Fox News and Tina she joins us by phone from Mexico City where this inauguration.

For Enrique paying eight at -- -- Pena nieto is taking place -- tell us a little bit about the new president of Mexico who is he where is -- -- crime.

What does he bring to the table.

Hi -- shore.

Annika mania though was previously been governor of Mexico's state which is the state it's around Mexico City and -- the country's most popular.

He won an election in July with 38% of the vote.

So it's by no means majority of Mexicans that.

But voted for him but it he does come in with a good measure of legitimacy.

And that Mexicans are now on pins and needles about what's going to transpire.

He nearly he's known as the little -- in in this country is being this young charismatic.

New leader -- -- Mexico is a little bit of that reputation -- well Lauren.

I was reading about president -- -- -- its on his way out obviously.

And how he is considered a wartime president because the war against the cartels at the Mexican government.

Has been engaged and what is it look like for this new president will he be as -- this Calderon does he needs to be tougher.

How does that situation looks like it's going to do about.

Welcome -- Eagles certainly inherits the drug war from outgoing president Felipe Calderon.

We don't have been -- yet on exactly what the security strategy is going to be.

But it seems that the incoming president going to focus more on the safety and security of Mexican communities.

Now what that means exactly we don't know in terms of the drug war go that -- followed.

What is known as sort of the kingpin strategy trying to take down the top boxes.

He cartels.

That the strategy has worked in the span -- the administration was able to capture 25 at 37 kingpin.

But it it and it -- away created more and more violence for the Mexican people.

-- -- yet though has simply said that you want to lower homicide rate -- lower portion and kidnapping rape and.

Country -- into some questions ahead and it's an interesting story will continue to follow.

Lauren thank you very much -- colleague from Fox News Latino for more on the issue of Mexican drug violence -- the coverage of the inauguration this new president as well.

I you can check it out at proxies -- -- dot com throughout this weekend.

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