BEIJING, Dec. 2 (Xinhuanet) -- Enrique Pena Nieto took over as Mexico’s president on Saturday, promising to end years of violence and sluggish economic growth in a bid to redeem the party that shaped modern Mexico.

Returning the centrist Institutional Revolutionary Party to power, the 46-year-old Pena Nieto pledged a raft of changes to boost growth, create jobs and fight poverty. Having helped shepherd a labor reform through Congress since his election victory, Pena Nieto now wants to pass legislation to strengthen Mexico’s tax base and allow more private investment in the state oil giant Pemex.

(Source: CNTV.cn)