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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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Mexico’s legislature moves ahead with judicial reforms despite protests
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Mexico’s legislature moves ahead with judicial reforms despite protests

Al Jazeera  

The changes, which would see federal judges elected by popular vote, pass in lower chamber. A judicial overhaul championed by Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has cleared its first legislative hurdle with Mexico’s lower house passing the reform package despite widespread protests. Wednesday’s vote caps months of promises by Lopez Obrador, widely known by his initials AMLO, to push …

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Protesters against judiciary overhaul plan urge Mexican president to ‘respect democracy’
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Protesters against judiciary overhaul plan urge Mexican president to ‘respect democracy’

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — Protestors took to the streets across Mexico on Sunday in the latest opposition to President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s proposed judicial overhaul and other moves by the governing party that critics say will weaken democratic checks and balances. In the capital, throngs of people, many of them federal court workers and judges on strike, ended their march …

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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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Mexico’s election puts Lopez Obrador’s stance on Israel under microscope
6 months, 3 weeks 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 …

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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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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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Mexican President Lopez Obrador responds to mayoral candidate’s slaying
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Mexican President Lopez Obrador responds to mayoral candidate’s slaying

Al Jazeera  

The death of Bertha Gisela Gaytán has renewed concerns over violence in the lead-up to the nationwide election on June 2. Outgoing Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has offered condolences to the family of a slain mayoral candidate who was shot dead shortly after launching her campaign. “They’re out on the street, face to face.” López Obrador’s remarks came …

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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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Mexico is likely to elect its first woman president as the country faces a regional migration crisis
54 years, 11 months 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 …

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Mexico’s president wants to guarantee people pensions equal to their full salaries when they retire
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Mexico’s president wants to guarantee people pensions equal to their full salaries when they retire

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s president said Monday he will propose guaranteeing people pensions equal to their full salaries at the time they retire, something done by no other country, not even those much richer than Mexico. It may be just electioneering: López Obrador leaves office in September, and he really wants his party’s candidate, former Mexico City mayor Claudia Sheinbaum, …

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Mexico’s governing party’s big test is trying to hold together without its charismatic president
1 year, 1 month 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 …

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Mexico is likely to get its first female president after top parties choose 2 women as candidates
1 year, 3 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, …

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Two women to vie for Mexican presidency in 2024 as Claudia Sheinbaum named ruling party’s candidate
1 year, 3 months ago

Two women to vie for Mexican presidency in 2024 as Claudia Sheinbaum named ruling party’s candidate

Firstpost  

Sheinbaum, a 61-year-old scientist by training, will face Xochitl Galvez, an outspoken businesswoman and senator with Indigenous roots selected to represent an opposition coalition, the Broad Front for Mexico Two women will compete for the Mexican presidency for the first time next year after the ruling party on Wednesday named former Mexico City mayor Claudia Sheinbaum as its candidate. President …

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Former Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum to be the ruling party’s presidential candidate
1 year, 3 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 …

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Mexico’s opposition coalition picks Xóchitl Gálvez as its 2024 presidential candidate
1 year, 3 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 …

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Candidates vying to run to become Mexico’s president under AMLO’s party close their campaigns
1 year, 3 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 …

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Experts warn against wave of fake news ahead of Mexico’s 2024 presidential election
1 year, 3 months ago

Experts warn against wave of fake news ahead of Mexico’s 2024 presidential election

Associated Press  

MONTERREY, Mexico — With the 2024 Mexican presidential election less than a year away, political analysts and academics warn of a wave of fake news and disinformation making the rounds on the internet, a trend they deem especially worrisome as some of the falsehoods seem to come from the party in power —and the president himself. Since June, when Mexico’s …

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