同样，卡尔德龙与革命制度党的谈判也进行得举步唯艰，未能成功地建立起联合政府，而卡氏曾反复强调只有联合政府才能打破自1997年来一直困扰着墨西哥的停滞局面。
Nor is Calderón finding it easy to negotiate with the PRI, failing to build a coalition government, which he has repeatedly proclaimed as the solution to the gridlock that has cursed Mexico since 1997.