Articles for López Obrador

Presidenta de México anuncia aumento salarial para soldados tras eliminar organismos de supervisión
2 weeks ago

Presidenta de México anuncia aumento salarial para soldados tras eliminar organismos de supervisión

LA Times  

ARCHIVO - Un soldado participa en el desfile por el Día de la Independencia de México en el Zócalo de la capital mexicana, el 16 de septiembre de 2024. Gran parte del dinero obtenido por la eliminación de organismos independientes de supervisión y regulación en México se destinará al ejército para financiar un aumento salarial para los soldados, indicó el …

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A simpler Citigroup begins to take shape
3 weeks, 3 days ago

A simpler Citigroup begins to take shape

Live Mint  

Citigroup is nearing an important milestone in efforts to spin off its Mexican consumer bank, an important part of chief executive Jane Fraser’s turnaround strategy. After Citi announced plans to sell it, Mexico’s then-President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said the buyer would have to be Mexican, protect employees from job cuts, pay taxes on the sale and keep Citi’s prized …

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Trump vows tariffs over immigration. What the numbers say about border crossings, drugs and crime
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Trump vows tariffs over immigration. What the numbers say about border crossings, drugs and crime

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — In a Monday evening announcement, President-elect Donald Trump railed against Mexico and Canada, accusing them of allowing thousands of people to enter the U.S. A look at what the numbers and studies say about border crossings, fentanyl smuggling and whether there’s a connection between immigration and crime: Border crossings Economics and business experts say Trump’s proposed 25% tax …

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U.S. ambassador bashes Mexico’s security efforts. Mexico’s president pushes back
1 month, 1 week ago

U.S. ambassador bashes Mexico’s security efforts. Mexico’s president pushes back

LA Times  

This week’s comments by U.S. Ambassador Ken Salazar, shown in 2022, were his most critical assessment yet of Mexico’s approach to crime and drug trafficking. “And the reality is that there is a very big problem in Mexico.” At her daily news conference Thursday, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum shot back, saying her country was open to “coordination” with its northern …

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Segunda etapa de relaciones Trump-México se atisba tortuosa para Sheinbaum
1 month, 1 week ago

Segunda etapa de relaciones Trump-México se atisba tortuosa para Sheinbaum

Associated Press  

CIUDAD DE MEXICO — Negociar con un político como Donald Trump no es una tarea sencilla. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print Trump tiene ahora un discurso más radical que en el pasado, su partido cuenta con mayor respaldo en el Congreso y no tiene …

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Round 2 in the Trump-vs-Mexico matchup looks ominous for Mexico
1 month, 1 week ago

Round 2 in the Trump-vs-Mexico matchup looks ominous for Mexico

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — Mexico is facing a second Donald Trump presidency, and few countries can match its experience as a target of Trump’s rhetoric: There have been threats to close the border, impose tariffs and even send U.S. forces to fight Mexican drug cartels if the country doesn’t do more to stem the flow of migrants and drugs. “Claudia is …

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Mexico appears to abandon its ‘hugs, not bullets’ strategy as bloodshed plagues the country
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Mexico appears to abandon its ‘hugs, not bullets’ strategy as bloodshed plagues the country

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — For the last six years, Mexico bragged about its oft-questioned “hugs, not bullets” strategy, in which its leaders avoided confrontations with drug cartels that were gradually taking control of large parts of the country. Sheinbaum has studiously avoided using the “hugs, not bullets” slogan popularized by her predecessor and mentor, former President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, who …

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México parece abandonar la estrategia de ‘abrazos, no balazos’ ante la violencia en el país
1 month, 2 weeks ago

México parece abandonar la estrategia de ‘abrazos, no balazos’ ante la violencia en el país

LA Times  

ARCHIVO – La presidenta electa de México, Claudia Sheinbaum, y el presidente saliente, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, asisten a un evento de aniversario en el Zócalo de Ciudad de México, el 19 de septiembre de 2024. Una de las principales diferencias que enfrenta Sheinbaum es que los cárteles mexicanos se han involucrado en el lucrativo negocio del contrabando de migrantes …

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Mexico’s ex-security czar gets 38 years for cartel bribes. Is he the first of many?
2 months, 1 week ago

Mexico’s ex-security czar gets 38 years for cartel bribes. Is he the first of many?

LA Times  

In the history of narco-corruption in Mexico, no higher-ranking official than Genaro García Luna has ever faced justice in the United States. “You cannot parade this series of awards… it doesn’t wash, it doesn’t add up.” Cogan, who also presided over the case of El Chapo, told the former security chief: “You have the same kind of thuggishness as El …

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This feminist icon lived 99 years — long enough to help inaugurate Mexico’s first female president
2 months, 2 weeks ago

This feminist icon lived 99 years — long enough to help inaugurate Mexico’s first female president

LA Times  

Andrés Manuel López Obrador hands over the presidential sash to Ifigenia Martínez during the inauguration of Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum, left, in Mexico City last week. Mexico bid farewell Monday to Ifigenia Martínez, a feminist icon of the country’s political left, who died at age 99 on Saturday — just four days after presiding over the handover of power to …

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Mexico’s new president promises to resume fight against climate change
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Mexico’s new president promises to resume fight against climate change

The Independent  

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Sheinbaum, a ‘child of 1968,’ apologizes for historic ‘atrocity’ in Tlatelolco, Mexico City
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Sheinbaum, a ‘child of 1968,’ apologizes for historic ‘atrocity’ in Tlatelolco, Mexico City

LA Times  

Calling herself a “child of 1968,” Mexico’s newly inaugurated President Claudia Sheinbaum issued a formal apology Wednesday for one of the country’s most notorious episodes — the brutal repression and murder of student protesters 56 years ago in the capital’s Tlatelolco district. Soldiers stand guard on Oct. 12, 1968, for the opening ceremony of the Summer Olympics in Mexico City, …

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Claudia Sheinbaum sworn in as 1st female president of Mexico
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Claudia Sheinbaum sworn in as 1st female president of Mexico

The Independent  

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5 things to know about Mexico's first female president
2 months, 3 weeks ago

5 things to know about Mexico's first female president

NPR  

5 things to know about Mexico's first female president toggle caption Eduardo Verdugo/AP MEXICO CITY — Claudia Sheinbaum, an environmental scientist and former mayor of Mexico City, takes office on Tuesday as Mexico’s 66th president and its first female leader. Sponsor Message Sheinbaum started her political career as López Obrador’s environmental minister after he was elected Mexico City mayor in …

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Shattering glass ceiling, Claudia Sheinbaum takes office as Mexico’s first female president
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Shattering glass ceiling, Claudia Sheinbaum takes office as Mexico’s first female president

LA Times  

Mexico’s new leader, Claudia Sheinbaum, wears the presidential sash during the transfer of power ceremony in Mexico City on Oct. 1, 2024. Claudia Sheinbaum, a climate scientist who jumped from academia to the rocky world of politics, took office Tuesday as Mexico’s first female president. Now we know that presidents can be women.” The crowd erupted in chants of: “Presidenta!” …

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After six years of marathon news conferences, Mexico’s AMLO steps off the stage
2 months, 3 weeks ago

After six years of marathon news conferences, Mexico’s AMLO steps off the stage

LA Times  

On Monday, for the last time, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador strode up to the podium at the National Palace and addressed the crowd of journalists with his trademark greeting. “Let’s go!” For six years straight, López Obrador has begun each weekday like this, with a 7 a.m. marathon news conference broadcast nationwide. Mexican President-elect Claudia Sheinbaum is flanked …

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What a 1,000-mile railway across the Yucatán jungle says about Mexico’s outgoing president
2 months, 3 weeks ago

What a 1,000-mile railway across the Yucatán jungle says about Mexico’s outgoing president

LA Times  

As the sleek new train pulled out of the station in Cancun and sped into the dense Mexican jungle, Mario Meneses held his camera to the window, capturing it all on video. The $30-billion train is the signature project of outgoing President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, who promises that it will become a major draw for tourists and an economic …

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

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Mexico’s most popular president in decades is retiring. What will he leave behind?
2 months, 4 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, …

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The (500-year-old) reason Mexico didn’t invite the king of Spain to the president’s inauguration
2 months, 4 weeks ago

The (500-year-old) reason Mexico didn’t invite the king of Spain to the president’s inauguration

LA Times  

Spain’s King Felipe VI and Princess Leonor attend a military parade in Madrid last year. In 2019, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador sent a letter to the Spanish crown demanding that it issue a public apology for abuses committed during the violent invasion centuries earlier. In a statement this week, Sheinbaum said she decided to exclude Felipe VI from …

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Mexican President blames the U.S. for bloodshed in Sinaloa as cartel violence surges
3 months ago

Mexican President blames the U.S. for bloodshed in Sinaloa as cartel violence surges

The Hindu  

Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador blamed the United States in part on Thursday for the surge in cartel violence terrorizing the northern state of Sinaloa which has left at least 30 people dead in the past week. for having carried out this operation.” The recent surge in cartel warfare had been expected after Joaquín Guzmán López, a son of …

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Mexican president calls on ex-security secretary to show proof of alleged cartel ties
3 months ago

Mexican president calls on ex-security secretary to show proof of alleged cartel ties

The Independent  

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Mexican president responds to allegations from jailed ex-security chief: ‘Show the proof’
3 months ago

Mexican president responds to allegations from jailed ex-security chief: ‘Show the proof’

LA Times  

Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has dismissed allegations from his country’s disgraced ex-security chief — jailed in the United States and facing a possible life sentence for corruption — that he has links to drug cartels. “Show the proof.” The president denied charges that surfaced in a handwritten letter from Genaro García Luna sent Tuesday by his lawyer to …

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Mexico’s president asks Sinaloa cartel to act ‘responsibly’ as violence escalates in the north
3 months, 1 week ago

Mexico’s president asks Sinaloa cartel to act ‘responsibly’ as violence escalates in the north

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador on Friday asked the warring factions of the Sinaloa cartel to act “responsibly” so no one else gets killed, after a week of escalating violence nearly paralyzed the Sinaloa state capital, Culiacan. Asked by a journalist if he trusted that the cartels would heed his call, López Obrador answered bluntly: “The …

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