The next president of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaumassured this Thursday that “there is no risk” for US investments in the Latin American country, given the controversial reform of the Judiciary promoted by the President’s Government Andrés Manuel López Obrador. After the United States Department of State urged Sheinbaum on Wednesday that the judicial reform that Congress […]
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The six keys to the controversial reform of López Obrador’s Judicial Branch
The reform to elect by popular vote the Judicial Power proposed by the president of Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, causes uncertainty in the markets and civil society, but will be promoted after the victory of the official presidential candidate, Claudia SheinbaumIn the elections. These are the keys to the project that generates controversies in […]
Electoral impact continues to sink the Mexican peso
He Mexican peso falls for the second straight session after the ruling party’s unexpected landslide election victory injected local political risk into one of the world’s top carry trades. The peso weakened 2.1% to 18.0583 per dollar as of 7:08 a.m. New York time, adding to its 3.8% loss on Monday, which was its worst […]
Mexico Elections 22024: Two dead due to shootings at voting points
At least two people died this Sunday due to shootings at voting centers in Puebla, a state in the center of Mexicowhich temporarily suspended the voting at polling stationss of the municipalities of Tlapanalá and Coyomeapan. In Tlapanalá, a woman died due to a confrontation between a group of armed men who were allegedly seeking […]
Mexico: Acapulco goes out to vote amid the wave of violence that the area is experiencing
The inhabitants of the tourist resort of Acapulco, in the Pacific MexicanyesThey joined forces this Sunday to exercise their right to votewithout a doubt, but with uneasiness after the latest violent events and the insecurity that exists in this area of the country. In statements to EFE, the resident of the Progreso neighborhood, Antonio Córdova, […]
The two “Mexicans” who will vote for a new president
Blanca López runs a company that manufactures parts for the aerospace industry in the north of Mexico. Sandra Sánchez hopes that the restaurant where she works will benefit from a gigantic refinery that the government built in the south. Both will vote in next Sunday’s presidential election, although they appear to come from two different […]
Elections in Mexico: Xóchitl Gálvez facing a debate that he must win
To the presidential candidate of the opposition of Mexico, Xochitl Galvezher chances of becoming a real challenger to President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s chosen candidate are running out, as polls show she is losing by a wide margin with just five weeks left until the elections. On Sunday, in the second of three debates against […]
López Obrador: US does not respect sovereignty due to report on violence in Mexico
The president of Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obradoraccused the United States this Tuesday of “not respecting sovereignty” of the country for the annual report on human rights of the State Department, which denounced violence and impunity in Mexico. “They are not used to respecting the sovereignty of the people. Yesterday, for example, the State Department […]
Mexico filed a lawsuit against Ecuador before an international court for attacking the embassy
This Thursday, Mexico filed a lawsuit against Ecuador before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague for the assault on the Mexican embassy in Quito last Friday, the Foreign Ministry reported. Mexico seeks “the suspension of Ecuador as a member of the United Nations Organization until a public apology is issued recognizing the […]
López Obrador: Ecuador’s assault was “authoritarian” and “not even Pinochet” dared to do something like that
The Mexican president, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, called this Monday “authoritarian“Ecuador’s assault on the embassy of Mexico in Quito when he said that not even the former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet (1973-1990) “had dared” to a similar act. “It was an authoritarian act, incredible, it is sometimes bad to use examples, but neither Pinochet, nor […]