Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador inaugurated a new airport on Monday to serve the capital, more than three years after scrapping a $13 billion private air terminal that the previous government began building and described as a symbol of corruption. The military base north of Mexico City that López Obrador has converted into the […]
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López Obrador rules out energy crisis in Mexico due to conflict in Ukraine
Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador ruled out this Wednesday that the conflict between Ukraine and Russia, which involves Mexico’s neighbor, the United States, could lead to an energy crisis in the Latin American country. “There is nothing to fear in terms of a lack of electricity in the event of an aggravation of the […]
NGO links forest concession with businessman related to López Obrador
Mexicans Against Corruption and Impunity (MCCI) revealed that the Government of Mexico authorized the change of land use of almost three hectares of jungle so that Grupo Vidanta —belonging to a businessman related to President Andrés Manuel López Obrador and his son mayor— will develop a tourism project in Quintana Roo. “The land use change […]
Signs of Compromise Emerge Over Controversial Electricity Bill in Mexico
Timid signs of progress are emerging in talks between the private sector and the Mexican government to forge a compromise on President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s controversial plan to tighten state control in the power sector. Mexico’s desire to avoid any conflict with the United States in the North American trade pact has increased pressure […]
The López Obrador Mayan Train starts the year with setbacks and doubts
The mayan trainthe emblematic work of the president Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador For the Mexican southeast, 2022 has started between stumbles due to changes in the route and the person in charge of the project, doubts about its delivery on time and complaints from communities. Concerned about the delay of the work, the president appointed […]
López Obrador announces that his government will create a state company to exploit lithium in Mexico
Updated on 02/02/2022 02:12 pm The president of Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, affirmed that his government will create a state company to exploit lithium, a vital mineral for electric car batteries and new technologies. “It has already been decided that lithium is going to be exploited for the benefit of Mexicans, for Mexicans. We […]
López Obrador denies that Mexico is in a recession despite the contraction of the last two quarters
The president of Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, denied that the country is in a recession despite the contraction of the last two quarters that left economic growth at 4.8% for 2021, below the 6% expected by the Government. “The economy is growing, there can be no recession if January, this month, is one of […]
The Economist: Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s energy policy will harm Mexico
Mexico’s president takes many of his ideas from the 1960s and 1970s. Back then, Mexico had yet to embrace economic liberalization or democracy, and state-owned energy companies dominated the economy. As a young politician, Andrés Manuel López Obrador watched Pemex, the oil giant created by the nationalization of private companies in the 1930s, spread largesse […]
The umpteenth gaffe by López Obrador about the pandemic after his second contagion
The president of Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, is crowned as one of the most controversial leaders for his management of the pandemic for his refusal to wear a mask, his mass baths and, now, test positive for COVID-19 after meeting with journalists and minimize the disease. “I woke up hoarse“The Mexican president without a […]
The president of Mexico tests positive for COVID-19 for the second time in almost a year
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The President of Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO), 68, announced on Monday that he tested positive for COVID-19, for the second time in almost a year, after a test that was carried out this day after appearing flu in his usual daily press conference. “I inform you that I am infected with # COVID19 […]