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As Mexico advances plan to dissolve watchdog agencies, critics cry foul
3 weeks, 4 days ago

As Mexico advances plan to dissolve watchdog agencies, critics cry foul

Al Jazeera  

The proposal passed both houses of Mexico’s Congress, leading critics to fear weakened government transparency. An evening vote in Mexico’s Senate to dismantle seven independent government watchdogs has ignited controversy, with the country’s political opposition accusing the governing Morena Party of violating democratic principles. He praised the seven watchdogs as “pillars of transparency and accountability that guaranteed to the people …

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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 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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Controversial judicial overhaul passes as protesters break into the Mexican Senate
3 months, 1 week ago

Controversial judicial overhaul passes as protesters break into the Mexican Senate

LA Times  

Protesters in Mexico City attempt to break into a room in the Senate as lawmakers prepare to vote on a judicial overhaul. The proposal’s passage by a razor-thin margin was a huge victory for outgoing President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, a populist who has repeatedly clashed with Mexico’s courts during his six years in office, and who insists the changes …

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

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

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Mexico’s President calls it a farewell tour. His critics see a power move.
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Mexico’s President calls it a farewell tour. His critics see a power move.

Live Mint  

HUATULCO, Mexico—Across the country this summer, outgoing President Andrés Manuel López Obrador is holding what he calls a farewell tour—festive weekend rallies where his most fervent supporters buy souvenir dolls in his likeness, wave placards and chant his name. Sheinbaum has signed onto supporting López Obrador’s proposed constitutional changes, sparking concerns about a revival of the single-party rule pioneered by …

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

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How independent will Mexico’s next president be? This controversy gives a hint
6 months, 1 week ago

How independent will Mexico’s next president be? This controversy gives a hint

LA Times  

Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador welcomes President-elect Claudia Sheinbaum before a meeting at the National Palace in Mexico City this week. When Claudia Sheinbaum won election in a landslide this month to become Mexico’s next leader, many wondered how independent she would be from her mentor and predecessor, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador. López Obrador announced after the election …

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Change and continuity: On the Mexico mandate
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Change and continuity: On the Mexico mandate

The Hindu  

When Andrés Manuel López Obrador, the leftist nationalist and leader of the Movement of National Rejuvenation, became the President of Mexico in 2018, many warned that the Latin American country was on the path to become another Venezuela. But Mr. Obrador proved his critics wrong using populism with fiscal responsibility and pushing Mexico’s polity, which was dominated by the pro-American, …

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Incoming Mexican administration pledges to reduce budget deficit, as markets recover from shock
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Incoming Mexican administration pledges to reduce budget deficit, as markets recover from shock

Hindustan Times  

MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s treasury secretary pledged Tuesday to bring down the federal budget deficits in coming years, after the country suffered a partial meltdown in the currency and stock markets. Incoming Mexican administration pledges to reduce budget deficit, as markets recover from shock Finance Minister Rogelio Ramírez said the federal deficit will be cut from this year’s level of …

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Mexico’s incoming administration pledges to reduce budget deficit as markets recover from shock
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Mexico’s incoming administration pledges to reduce budget deficit as markets recover from shock

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s treasury secretary pledged Tuesday to bring down the federal budget deficits in coming years, after the country suffered a partial meltdown in the currency and stock markets. Finance Minister Rogelio Ramírez said the federal deficit will be cut from this year’s level of almost 6% of gross domestic product, to around 3% in coming years. Ramírez …

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Mexico elects leftist Claudia Sheinbaum as the first female president in its history
6 months, 3 weeks 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 …

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In Mexico's election, social programs could be a deciding factor for voters
6 months, 3 weeks ago

In Mexico's election, social programs could be a deciding factor for voters

NPR  

In Mexico's election, social programs could be a deciding factor for voters SCOTT DETROW, HOST: Mexicans will vote for a new president on Sunday. The ruling party's candidate is leading by double digits in most polls, even though critics are worried that if the party further consolidates its power, Mexico's democracy could suffer. PERALTA: Viri Rios, a political scientist and …

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The fall of Mexico’s PRI party, a once-dominant political force
6 months, 3 weeks 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. …

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A violent, polarized Mexico goes to the polls to choose between 2 women presidential candidates
6 months, 3 weeks ago

A violent, polarized Mexico goes to the polls to choose between 2 women presidential candidates

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — Mexico goes into Sunday’s election deeply divided: friends and relatives no longer talk politics for fear of worsening unbridgeable divides, while drug cartels have split the country into a patchwork quilt of warring fiefdoms. Soledad Echagoyen, a Mexico City doctor who supports President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s Morena party, says she can no longer talk about politics …

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She trails the ruling party’s candidate to be Mexican leader. Visiting her hometown helps show why
7 months ago

She trails the ruling party’s candidate to be Mexican leader. Visiting her hometown helps show why

Associated Press  

TEPATEPEC, Mexico — She sold snacks in a small town in central Mexico as a girl and rose to national politics with a biography that could help take her to the heights of power, she hoped. Opposition presidential candidate Xochitl Galvez flashes a heart hand sign at a campaign rally, in the Zocalo, Mexico City’s main square, Sunday, May 19, …

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Why Mexico’s largest-ever election matters
7 months 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 …

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Wave of electoral violence in southern Mexico claims 14 lives in matter of days
7 months ago

Wave of electoral violence in southern Mexico claims 14 lives in matter of days

Associated Press  

TAPACHULA, Mexico — Attacks on political candidates in Mexico’s violence-torn southern state of Chiapas have left at least 14 people dead in recent days, local authorities and candidates said Sunday. On Thursday, a gunman opened fired at a campaign rally in a small town about 80 miles from the Guatemalan border, killing six people including a young girl and mayoral …

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Mexico’s president mourns local candidate killed shortly after starting her campaign
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Mexico’s president mourns local candidate killed shortly after starting her campaign

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s president said Tuesday he was saddened by the killing of a mayoral candidate just hours after she requested protection and started campaigning. President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said the killing of his own party’s candidate “hurts a lot,” but he did not announce any increase in security for politicians. Federal Security Secretary Rosa Icela Rodríguez said …

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Mexico debates a rising political party's 'New Deal' for the poor
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Mexico debates a rising political party's 'New Deal' for the poor

Al Jazeera  

Of that litany of grievances, the country’s enduring crime woes are perhaps the most difficult to refute. The crime rate here remains stubbornly high despite Lopez Obrador’s criminal justice reforms that promote “hugs, not bullets”. In 2022, Lopez Obrador proposed a constitutional amendment to restructure the nonpartisan agency that oversees elections and is largely credited with helping the country free …

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5 key issues at stake in the upcoming 2024 Mexican elections
9 months, 2 weeks ago

5 key issues at stake in the upcoming 2024 Mexican elections

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — Mexico is almost certainly about to get its first woman president. Mexico has agreed to some things that it isn’t legally obligated to do, such as deploying its National Guard to arrest migrants, and accepting the return of non-Mexicans who pass through on their way to the U.S. Migration isn’t much of an issue in Mexico, outside …

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Two mayoral hopefuls of a Mexican city are shot dead within hours of each other
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Two mayoral hopefuls of a Mexican city are shot dead within hours of each other

Associated Press  

MARAVATÍO, Mexico — Two mayoral hopefuls in the Mexican city of Maravatío have been gunned down within hours of each other, as experts warn the June 2 national elections could be the country’s most violent on record. He was very friendly.” While she hasn’t voted in years — “whether it’s one or the other, everything stays the same” — Luna …

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2 Mexican city mayoral candidates are shot dead within hours of each other
9 months, 3 weeks ago

2 Mexican city mayoral candidates are shot dead within hours of each other

LA Times  

Claudia Sheinbaum greets supporters after a rally at the Revolution Monument in Mexico City on June 15. Two candidates for mayor in the Mexican city of Maravatio have been gunned down within hours of each other, as experts warn the June 2 election could be the country’s most violent on record. “This illustrates the extremely serious level of violence and …

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