Mexico lower house polls show setback for AMLO’s ruling coalition
3 years, 7 months ago

Mexico lower house polls show setback for AMLO’s ruling coalition

Al Jazeera  

President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador’s coalition is set to fall short of the two-thirds majority necessary for big reforms. Mexicans have voted to curb President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador’s power in elections initial forecast of results showed, delivering his Morena party and allies a reduced majority that will make it more difficult to push through substantial reforms. As well as the vote for the lower house of Congress, Mexicans chose 15 state governors and state legislators in Sunday’s race, which is seen as a referendum on Lopez Obrador’s policies and his shake-up of Mexico’s institutions. Since taking office in 2018 after a landslide victory, Lopez Obrador has sought to channel more resources to the poor and key infrastructure projects and expanded the state’s role in the energy industry.

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Mexico’s president touts austerity on his way out of office but lavishes largesse on friends
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Mexico’s president touts austerity on his way out of office but lavishes largesse on friends

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s outgoing president has always taken pride in his reputation as a penny-pincher but on Friday, three days before leaving office, Andrés Manuel López Obrador announced generous cash giveaways for his allies in a radical union movement. Meanwhile, in a rush to finish López Obrador’s pet projects — mostly rail and refinery projects of questionable profitability — …

Mexico’s most popular president in decades is retiring. What will he leave behind?
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Mexico’s most popular president in decades is retiring. What will he leave behind?

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — Many Mexicans will feel a deep sense of loss when folksy, charismatic, nationalistic President Andrés Manuel López Obrador leaves office on Sept. 30 — and that’s no surprise. A supporter of Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador sporting a tattoo of the president arrives for a march to show support for Lopez Obrador’s administration in Mexico City, …

Mexico is in turmoil over a radical constitutional change pushed by the president during his last days in office
4 months ago

Mexico is in turmoil over a radical constitutional change pushed by the president during his last days in office

LA Times  

Three weeks from the end of his presidency, Andrés Manuel López Obrador could be taking victory laps. “We saw this coming a long time ago,” said Carlos Bravo Regidor, a political analyst, citing López Obrador’s attacks on other independent institutions, including a failed effort to gut the National Electoral Institute. López Obrador harshly criticized the country’s judges, who he alleges …

Mexico’s AMLO defends legacy in final state-of-the-nation speech
4 months, 1 week ago

Mexico’s AMLO defends legacy in final state-of-the-nation speech

Al Jazeera  

Mexican president says controversial judicial reform plan to elect judges would ensure that courts are ‘at the service of the people’. Speaking for two hours in Mexico City’s sprawling Zocalo Square, Lopez Obrador bade farewell to enthusiastic followers on Sunday as he seeks to advance a major overhaul of the country’s courts. “Democracies can’t function without a strong, independent and …

Mexico’s governing coalition gets 73% of seats in Congress after winning just 60% of votes
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Mexico’s governing coalition gets 73% of seats in Congress after winning just 60% of votes

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s electoral institute voted Friday to give the governing Morena party and its allies about 73% of seats in the lower house of Congress, though the coalition won less than 60% of the votes in the June 2 elections. Unionized federal court workers hold signs and shout slogans as they strike over reforms that would make all …

The U.S. and Mexico are sparring over López Obrador’s radical plan to overhaul the judiciary
4 months, 2 weeks ago

The U.S. and Mexico are sparring over López Obrador’s radical plan to overhaul the judiciary

LA Times  

Security personnel stand at a federal court as court workers gather to strike over reforms that would make all judges stand for election in Mexico. Ambassador Ken Salazar, who has had a friendly relationship with López Obrador, said in unusually terse criticism Thursday that the overhaul would “threaten the historic trade relationship we have built, which relies on investors’ confidence …

Mexico’s incoming president says surveys show support for controversial judicial reforms
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Mexico’s incoming president says surveys show support for controversial judicial reforms

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — In a move reminiscent of her political mentor, incoming Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on Monday displayed a series of surveys commissioned by her political party that she said show a wide majority approve of controversial judicial changes. Sheinbaum said the surveys were just “informational.” She said the polling was done over the weekend and included face-to-face interviews …

Mexican peso weakens as next president vows to forge ahead with 20 reforms - and adds a couple more
6 months, 4 weeks ago

Mexican peso weakens as next president vows to forge ahead with 20 reforms - and adds a couple more

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — The Mexican peso continued to weaken Tuesday as Mexico’s outgoing president — and his successor — vowed to forge ahead with some 20 c onstitutional changes that have rattled investors. Sheinbaum claimed Tuesday that “investors have no reason to be concerned,” adding “to everyone who invests in Mexico, I say that certainty exists.” Critics have claimed that …

Mexico's president vows to press ahead with changes to Constitution despite market nervousness
7 months ago

Mexico's president vows to press ahead with changes to Constitution despite market nervousness

The Independent  

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Mexico’s outgoing president vows to pursue changes to Constitution despite market nervousness
7 months ago

Mexico’s outgoing president vows to pursue changes to Constitution despite market nervousness

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s outgoing president pledged Friday to press ahead with j udicial reforms despite nervousness among investors and suggestions from his own handpicked successor that he should go slow. President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said he would pursue 20 constitutional changes after his Morena party won a two-thirds majority in Congress in Sunday’s elections, including making all judges …

Opinion: Mexico’s election of Claudia Sheinbaum is historic. But should we be celebrating it?
7 months, 1 week ago

Opinion: Mexico’s election of Claudia Sheinbaum is historic. But should we be celebrating it?

LA Times  

Mexico City mayoral candidate Santiago Taboada quoted the Chilean poet Pablo Neruda on social media recently: “They can cut all the flowers, but they can’t stop the spring.” It was a jab at outgoing Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, known as AMLO, and his Morena party. Party members had been seen removing Taboada’s campaign flyers in the Mexico City …

Market jitters follow election of first woman as Mexico’s president, Claudia Sheinbaum
7 months, 1 week ago

Market jitters follow election of first woman as Mexico’s president, Claudia Sheinbaum

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — Hours after declaring victory, Mexico’s newly elected president, the first woman to win the job, faced a market meltdown Monday and a tough path toward reconciling a country deeply divided by outgoing President Andrés Manuel López Obrador. A supporter of ruling party presidential candidate Claudia Sheinbaum holds a flag that reads in Spanish “we won” after general …

Mexico awaits results in an election likely to choose the country’s first female president
7 months, 1 week ago

Mexico awaits results in an election likely to choose the country’s first female president

The Hindu  

Polls closed in a national vote on June 2 that will likely give Mexico its first female president, but the heat, violence and polarization continued right through election day. Nationwide, voting was largely peaceful, but it appeared that even if the front-runner — former Mexico City mayor Claudia Sheinbaum — wins, she is unlikely to enjoy the kind of unquestioning …

‘La Presidenta’: Claudia Sheinbaum wins historic Mexico election mandate
7 months, 1 week ago

‘La Presidenta’: Claudia Sheinbaum wins historic Mexico election mandate

Al Jazeera  

The country’s first female president faces a raft of challenges, from crime to a fractured polity. Mexico has elected Claudia Sheinbaum, a former mayor of the capital, as the country’s first female president after a heated election on Sunday, with the nation’s top election authority projecting a comfortable win for the 61-year-old physicist-turned-politician. Sheinbaum, a protege of Mexico’s outgoing President …

Mexico’s election puts Lopez Obrador’s stance on Israel under microscope
7 months, 1 week ago

Mexico’s election puts Lopez Obrador’s stance on Israel under microscope

Al Jazeera  

As President Lopez Obrador’s tenure ends, advocates reflect on his reticence to speak out against Israel’s war in Gaza. We are pacifists, and we do not want anyone to lose their lives, whether they be Israeli or Palestinian.” That equivocation earned a furious response from Israel’s ambassador to Mexico, Einat Kranz Neiger, who retorted in a media interview, “Not taking …

Mexico elects leftist Claudia Sheinbaum as the first female president in its history
7 months, 1 week ago

Mexico elects leftist Claudia Sheinbaum as the first female president in its history

LA Times  

Claudia Sheinbaum greets supporters early Monday. Claudia Sheinbaum, a U.S.-educated scientist-turned-politician, was elected Sunday as Mexico’s first female president, shattering gender barriers in a country known for a culture of machismo and high rates of violence against women. “We all arrived.” The leftist former mayor of Mexico City, Sheinbaum, 61, will also become the first president of Jewish ancestry in …

Mexico elections: all you need to know
7 months, 1 week ago

Mexico elections: all you need to know

NPR  

Mexico elections: all you need to know toggle caption Eduardo Verdugo/AP MEXICO CITY — During one of the presidential debates, Claudia Sheinbaum’s “empathy” was a topic of debate. If people have employment, that’s enough.” Carlos Bravo Regidor, a political analyst in Mexico City, said the political candidates can’t be broken down into ideologies, like Republicans and Democrats in the U.S. …

The fall of Mexico’s PRI party, a once-dominant political force
7 months, 1 week ago

The fall of Mexico’s PRI party, a once-dominant political force

Al Jazeera  

As the June 2 election nears, experts say the PRI remains weak, limping to a lacklustre result in the presidential race. Building a ‘well-oiled’ machine Luis Herrán, a professor of Latin American history at the University of New Mexico, explained that, for much of its existence, the PRI kept losses at bay by managing a “well-oiled machinery” of political power. …

Violence clouds the last day of campaigning for Mexico’s election
7 months, 1 week ago

Violence clouds the last day of campaigning for Mexico’s election

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — Mexico held the last day of campaigning Wednesday before Sunday’s nationwide election, but the closing rallies were darkened by attacks on candidates and the country’s persistently high homicide rate. Opposition candidate Xóchitl Gálvez started her last campaign rallies early Wednesday on the outskirts of Mexico City, and she focused her ire on President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s …

What to know about Mexico’s historic elections Sunday that will likely put a woman in power
7 months, 2 weeks ago

What to know about Mexico’s historic elections Sunday that will likely put a woman in power

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — Mexicans will vote Sunday in historic elections weighing gender, democracy and populism, as they chart the country’s path forward in voting shadowed by cartel violence. Also at play is the political legacy of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador and Mexico’s often tumultuous relationship with the United States. Under López Obrador’s “hugs not bullets” policy, which emphasizes addressing …

What to know about Mexico’s 2024 presidential election
7 months, 2 weeks ago

What to know about Mexico’s 2024 presidential election

Al Jazeera  

Nearly 100 million Mexicans will cast their ballots on June 2 in an election that could help cement the legacy of AMLO. But much of the attention will be on the race for president, as Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, colloquially known as AMLO, finishes his term as one of the most popular leaders in Mexico’s modern history. “This is a …

Why Mexico’s largest-ever election matters
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Why Mexico’s largest-ever election matters

Hindustan Times  

On June 2nd almost 100m Mexicans will be eligible to cast a vote to elect the country’s next president. They may also define the future of Mexico’s traditional opposition parties, which have been discredited since their last stint in power. “What is at stake is the democratic viability of Mexico: the possibility of having a party system that reflects the …

Mexico’s ruling party presidential candidate slips, says outgoing leader led by ‘personal ambition’
8 months ago

Mexico’s ruling party presidential candidate slips, says outgoing leader led by ‘personal ambition’

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s ruling party presidential candidate slipped up during a campaign speech Friday and said President Andrés Manuel López Obrador was motivated by “personal ambition,” but later acknowledged the phrase “could be misinterpreted.” In Mexico it is used to describe a desire for personal economic gain. Former Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum holds a comfortable polling lead ahead …

Candidates spar in Mexico’s first presidential debate ahead of June 2 election
9 months ago

Candidates spar in Mexico’s first presidential debate ahead of June 2 election

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — In Mexico’s first presidential debate on Sunday ahead of June 2 elections, former Mexico City Mayor and frontrunner Claudia Sheinbaum appeared comfortable with her polling lead, remaining calm amid ex-Senator Xóchitl Gálvez’s personal attacks. Jorge Álvarez Máynez, a candidate from the Citizen Movement party who is polling in single digits, grinned widely and presented himself as an …

Organized crime attacks on local candidates raise fears Mexico may face its bloodiest elections ever
10 months, 1 week ago

Organized crime attacks on local candidates raise fears Mexico may face its bloodiest elections ever

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — As Mexico prepares for the largest elections in its history, organized crime is once again preying on local candidates across swaths of the country where cartels dominate, raising concerns among experts that these could be Mexico’s bloodiest elections ever. “I don’t think that’s the way to get closer to the people or promote citizen participation.” Thousands of …

Mexico is about to have its biggest election ever. Here’s what to know
10 months, 1 week ago

Mexico is about to have its biggest election ever. Here’s what to know

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — Campaigning formally starts on Friday for the biggest election in Mexico’s history. Also at play are issues such as escalating cartel warfare, the political legacy of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador and the long, often tumultuous relationship with the United States. The former mayor of Mexico City, Sheinbaum is seen as a continuation of populist leftist leader …

Mexico election race heats up as two women vie for presidency
10 months, 1 week ago

Mexico election race heats up as two women vie for presidency

New Indian Express  

FRESNILLO: Campaigning officially began Friday for elections likely to produce Mexico's first woman president—a watershed for a nation with a long tradition of macho culture. Opposition candidate Xochitl Galvez launched her campaign after the stroke of midnight in one of Mexico's most dangerous states, seeking to tap into voter concerns about the country's rampant violence. Public opinion polls suggest that …

Mexicans rally to ‘protect democracy’ ahead of elections
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Mexicans rally to ‘protect democracy’ ahead of elections

Al Jazeera  

Tens of thousands of demonstrators cloaked in pink marched through cities in Mexico and abroad on Sunday in what they called a “march for democracy” targeting the country’s governing party ahead of the June 2 general elections. Last year, he slashed funding for the country’s electoral agency, the National Electoral Institute, and weakened oversight of campaign spending, something INE’s head …

Mexico will likely elect a woman as its next president, but money to govern is already being spent
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Mexico will likely elect a woman as its next president, but money to govern is already being spent

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — Mexico is almost certain to elect its first female president in June — both leading candidates are women — but it’s almost equally as certain that she won’t have much room to act independently of outgoing President Andrés Manuel López Obrador. “In order to deactivate the current fiscal vulnerability, the incoming administration will have to adjust fiscally …

Mexico is likely to elect its first woman president as the country faces a regional migration crisis
55 years ago

Mexico is likely to elect its first woman president as the country faces a regional migration crisis

Associated Press  

DATE OF ELECTION June 2 TYPE OF ELECTION Presidential, congressional WHO’S RUNNING For the first time in history, two women are the top competitors for the helm of Mexico’s government. Former Mexico City mayor Claudia Sheinbaum has maintained a firm lead in polls and is running under Morena, the party of current Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador. In a …

Third-party candidate leaves Mexico’s 2024 presidential race. Next leader now likely to be a woman
1 year, 1 month ago

Third-party candidate leaves Mexico’s 2024 presidential race. Next leader now likely to be a woman

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — A third-party candidate announced Saturday he is leaving Mexico’s 2024 presidential race, practically ensuring the country ’s next president will be a woman. Samuel García, the governor of the northern border state of Nuevo Leon, said Saturday he won’t run for president in the June 2 elections. While García’s small Citizen’s Movement party could yet nominate another …

Mexico’s ruling party appears to have dodged possible desertions in the run-up to 2024 elections
1 year, 1 month ago

Mexico’s ruling party appears to have dodged possible desertions in the run-up to 2024 elections

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s ruling party appeared Monday to have dodged the possibility of large-scale desertions of disappointed hopeful candidates in the run-up to the country’s 2024 elections. Former Foreign Affairs Secretary Marcelo Ebrard announced he would not leave President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s Morena party. Ebrard had wanted the party’s nomination for president in the June elections but lost …

Mexico’s ruling party appears to have dodged possible desertions in the run-up to 2024 elections
1 year, 1 month ago

Mexico’s ruling party appears to have dodged possible desertions in the run-up to 2024 elections

LA Times  

Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador raises the hand of Claudia Sheinbaum, the ruling party’s candidate for the upcoming presidential election during a ceremony to hand over the party’s command staff in Mexico City on Sept. 7, 2023. Mexico’s ruling party appeared Monday to have dodged the possibility of large-scale desertions of disappointed hopeful candidates in the run-up to the …

Mexico’s ruling party names gubernatorial candidates, but questions remain about unity
1 year, 1 month ago

Mexico’s ruling party names gubernatorial candidates, but questions remain about unity

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s ruling party on Saturday named its candidates for eight governorships and the mayorship of Mexico City. For the moment, former capital police chief Omar García Harfuch — who won polls on the city race but was knocked out by a gender quota requiring a female candidate — told local media he had no plans to leave …

Mexico’s governing party’s big test is trying to hold together without its charismatic president
1 year, 2 months ago

Mexico’s governing party’s big test is trying to hold together without its charismatic president

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s immensely powerful governing party may face its biggest test yet as it announces its candidates for the 2024 gubernatorial elections. Rather, the party of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has to prove it can hold together and prevent the desertion of candidates who aren’t picked. García Harfuch is competing for the Morena party’s nomination for the …

Mexico is likely to get its first female president after top parties choose 2 women as candidates
1 year, 4 months ago

Mexico is likely to get its first female president after top parties choose 2 women as candidates

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — With the selection of former Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum as the candidate of the country’s ruling party in next June’s election, Mexico will for the first time have time two women from its main political movements competing for the presidency. On Wednesday night, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s Morena party announced that Sheinbaum, a climate scientist, …

Former Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum to be the ruling party’s presidential candidate
1 year, 4 months ago

Former Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum to be the ruling party’s presidential candidate

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — The former mayor of Mexico City will be the dominant ruling party’s presidential candidate, moving the country closer to electing its first female president next year. The decision driven by polls of Morena party members means that Claudia Sheinbaum will run as the party’s candidate in the June election. Morena national council president Alfonso Durazo said Sheinbaum …

Claudia Sheinbaum named Mexico ruling party’s 2024 presidential candidate
1 year, 4 months ago

Claudia Sheinbaum named Mexico ruling party’s 2024 presidential candidate

Al Jazeera  

The AMLO ally and former mayor of Mexico City won the nomination decisively and will be in a strong position going into the June 2 election. Mexico’s governing party has named former Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum as its candidate for the 2024 presidential elections, putting her in pole position to become the country’s first woman leader. The party’s national …

Mexico’s broad opposition coalition announces Sen. Xóchitl Gálvez will run for presidency in 2024
1 year, 4 months ago

Mexico’s broad opposition coalition announces Sen. Xóchitl Gálvez will run for presidency in 2024

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s broad opposition coalition announced Thursday it has chosen Senator Xóchitl Gálvez as its candidate in the June 2, 2024 presidential elections. The de-facto nomination — which will be formalized later when candidates are registered — suggests that Mexico’s next president will likely be a woman, as former Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum leads most polls on …

Mexico’s opposition coalition picks Xóchitl Gálvez as its 2024 presidential candidate
1 year, 4 months ago

Mexico’s opposition coalition picks Xóchitl Gálvez as its 2024 presidential candidate

LA Times  

Sen. Xóchitl Gálvez rides a bike in Mexico City. Mexico’s opposition coalition announced Thursday it has chosen Sen. Xóchitl Gálvez as its candidate in next year’s presidential election. The de facto nomination — which will be formalized when candidates are registered — suggests that Mexico’s next president will probably be a woman, as former Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum leads …

Candidates vying to run to become Mexico’s president under AMLO’s party close their campaigns
1 year, 4 months ago

Candidates vying to run to become Mexico’s president under AMLO’s party close their campaigns

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — Two presidential contenders vying for the coveted spot as the candidate of Mexico’s ruling Morena party in upcoming elections closed their campaigns for the nomination this weekend. In recent months, Claudia Sheinbaum, the former mayor of Mexico City, and Marcelo Ebrard, the country’s former foreign minister, have fiercely competed for the candidacy of populist President Andrés Manuel …

Mexico president continues attacks on opposition despite order
1 year, 5 months ago

Mexico president continues attacks on opposition despite order

Al Jazeera  

Electoral officials have ruled Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has been violating equity and neutrality rules with his attacks. President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador’s war of words with the plain-talking senator and former Indigenous affairs official Xochitl Galvez escalated to its highest level yet on Friday. The complaints commission of the National Electoral Institute ruled late on Thursday that Lopez Obrador’s …

This woman is the front-runner to be Mexico’s next president
1 year, 6 months ago

This woman is the front-runner to be Mexico’s next president

LA Times  

Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum greets supporters in Mexico City during a rally June 15 before stepping down to enter the primary race for president. “Nothing is more contrary to the agenda of autonomy/feminine empowerment that marks a new generation of women.” The 60-year-old Sheinbaum would also be the first president from Mexico’s small Jewish community. When López Obrador was …

Mexico’s City mayor, top diplomat resign for presidential bid
1 year, 6 months ago

Mexico’s City mayor, top diplomat resign for presidential bid

Al Jazeera  

Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum and Foreign Relations Secretary Marcelo Ebrard will compete to be the MORENA party nominee. Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum and Foreign Relations Secretary Marcelo Ebrard both declared on Monday that they had or would step down from their respective roles in a bid to succeed current president and MORENA leader Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador. “Let’s …

Mexico’s top diplomat resigns to enter primary race for 2024 presidential election
1 year, 6 months ago

Mexico’s top diplomat resigns to enter primary race for 2024 presidential election

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s top diplomat resigned his post Monday to enter the primary race for the country’s 2024 presidential election, and Mexico City’s mayor said she would resign Friday to do the same. Both Ebrard and Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum belong to President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s Morena party, which will use polling to choose among four presidential …

Mexico president's ruling party rolls to win in country's most populous state
1 year, 7 months ago

Mexico president's ruling party rolls to win in country's most populous state

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Mexico’s most populous state turned its back on decades of …

Mexico ruling party wins governor’s race in most populous state
1 year, 7 months ago

Mexico ruling party wins governor’s race in most populous state

Al Jazeera  

The victory of President Lopez Obrador’s MORENA party in the state of Mexico bodes well for presidential poll next year. Mexico’s ruling party has won a key governor’s race in the country’s most populous state in a sign of momentum ahead of next year’s presidential election. The victory of Delfina Gomez, a member of President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador’s leftist …

Mexico president’s ruling party ousts once-dominant PRI in most populous state
1 year, 7 months ago

Mexico president’s ruling party ousts once-dominant PRI in most populous state

LA Times  

The ruling party of Mexico’s President Andrés Manuel López Obrador won the governorship of the country’s most populous state, dealing a life-threatening blow to the former ruling Institutional Revolutionary Party — or PRI — which had governed the state of Mexico without interruption for nearly a century. With more than 99% of precincts counted in a preliminary report, electoral authorities …

One party has governed Mexico’s biggest state for a century. It looks as if that is about to change
1 year, 7 months ago

One party has governed Mexico’s biggest state for a century. It looks as if that is about to change

LA Times  

Delfina Gómez, left, Morena political party gubernatorial candidate, greets supporters as she campaigns in Valle de Chalco, Mexico, on May 28, 2023. The party’s success rests squarely on its founder, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, the populist widely known as AMLO whose vows to combat corruption and put the poor first have inspired a fervent following. “This is obviously about …

Mexican high court overturns reforms rushed through Congress
1 year, 8 months ago

Mexican high court overturns reforms rushed through Congress

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s Supreme Court voted Monday to overturn a pair of electoral law reforms favored by President Andrés Manuel López Obrador because Congress rushed them through to a vote without debate, or even time to read them. The 9-2 vote threatens López Obrador’s habit of demanding legislators approve bills they often received just a few hours or even …

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