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Opinion: Mexico’s new president should tackle the country’s festering human rights catastrophe
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Opinion: Mexico’s new president should tackle the country’s festering human rights catastrophe

LA Times  

New President Claudia Sheinbaum can do more than her predecessor to resolve the disappearances and murders of Mexicans by gangs and past governments. Steps away from my front door is a small plaque reminding passersby that the building beside my own, now a government human rights office, was once the headquarters of the Mexican secret police, “a center for forced …

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Catholic leaders raise concerns over judicial reform pushed by Mexico’s president
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Catholic leaders raise concerns over judicial reform pushed by Mexico’s president

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s Catholic leaders said Monday that the judicial reform pushed by President Andrés Manuel López Obrador might not necessarily bring justice for victims of the crime wave that is rampant across the country. “May they contemplate the benefit of the nation beyond unnecessary partisanship, so we can move towards a comprehensive reform that includes prosecutors’ offices, local …

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Mexico’s AMLO defends legacy in final state-of-the-nation speech
3 months, 3 weeks 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 …

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Mexico’s president-elect Sheinbaum pushes judicial reform amid market fears
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Mexico’s president-elect Sheinbaum pushes judicial reform amid market fears

Al Jazeera  

The president-elect has promised wide consultations with stakeholders in the judiciary ahead of the reforms. Claudia Sheinbaum, the country’s first female president, promised wide consultations on the reforms, signalling her determination to proceed despite concerns that have produced market volatility and hit the peso hard. In her first news conference since being elected on June 2, Sheinbaum left a meeting …

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Leaders praise ‘historic’ victory as Sheinbaum triumphs in Mexican election
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Leaders praise ‘historic’ victory as Sheinbaum triumphs in Mexican election

Al Jazeera  

Leaders from across the Americas have offered congratulations to Claudia Sheinbaum, whose thumping victory in Mexico’s national election will make her the first woman to hold the presidency in the country’s history. “I am very happy with her victory, because she represents my great friend Lopez Obrador who has led an extraordinary government,” Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva …

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‘La Presidenta’: Claudia Sheinbaum wins historic Mexico election mandate
6 months, 3 weeks 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 …

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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 on brink of electing first woman president
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Mexico on brink of electing first woman president

New Indian Express  

Mexican voters are expected to make history Sunday by electing their first woman president, a milestone in the crime-plagued country where gender-based violence and discrimination have long been rampant. Ruling party candidate Claudia Sheinbaum, a former Mexico City mayor and a scientist by training, had a 17 percentage point lead over her main opposition rival Xochitl Galvez on the eve …

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Who is Claudia Sheinbaum, Mexico’s first female president-elect?
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Who is Claudia Sheinbaum, Mexico’s first female president-elect?

Al Jazeera  

Long tied to outgoing President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, will Sheinbaum be able to carve out a new path? By contrast, Sheinbaum’s solid lead in the polls — and her urban, academic upbringing — projected a different public image, distinct from Lopez Obrador’s dark-horse campaign, according to Correa-Cabrera, the political analyst. “No one accepts to be manipulated when they reach …

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In Mexico’s election, candidates grapple with the search for the missing
7 months, 1 week ago

In Mexico’s election, candidates grapple with the search for the missing

Al Jazeera  

With voters set to choose a new president, the families of the disappeared reflect on the legacy of outgoing leader Lopez Obrador. Every year on Mother’s Day, the families of the “disappeared” join with activists and concerned citizens to march through the streets of the capital, demanding answers in the tens of thousands of unsolved cases. “So I am a …

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Mexico election race heats up as two women vie for presidency
9 months, 3 weeks 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 …

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Mexico President’s Son Says Number Published in Vengeance
10 months ago

Mexico President’s Son Says Number Published in Vengeance

Hindustan Times  

-- Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador’s son decried the publication of his phone number on social media as an act of “vengeance” after the president publicly released a reporter’s contact information. HT Image José Ramón López Beltrán, the son of the Mexican president known as AMLO, said his own phone number was leaked and that he has received threats, according to …

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Mexicans rally to ‘protect democracy’ ahead of elections
10 months 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 …

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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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Claudia Sheinbaum named Mexico ruling party’s 2024 presidential candidate
1 year, 3 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 …

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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 …

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Mexico deploys National Guard to city subway amid sabotage fears
1 year, 11 months ago

Mexico deploys National Guard to city subway amid sabotage fears

Al Jazeera  

Rights groups worry about ‘lack of transparency’ as the quasi-military force deploys to address ‘not normal’ incidents. The mayor of Mexico’s capital has announced that 6,060 National Guard officers will be posted in the city’s subway system after a series of mechanical problems and accidents that officials suggested could be due to sabotage. The Miguel Agustin Pro Juarez human rights …

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Collision between two metro trains in Mexico City leaves one dead, 57 injured
1 year, 11 months ago

Collision between two metro trains in Mexico City leaves one dead, 57 injured

Firstpost  

The crash between metro trains took place between La Raza and Potrero stations.The two trains collided on Metro Line 3 in Mexico City Mexico City: One person dead, and 57 others were injured after two trains collided on Metro Line 3 in Mexico City on Saturday, El Universal reported citing the head of government of Mexico City Claudia Sheinbaum. Informing …

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