Plan C ‘Legally, Morally Valid,’ Says AMLO
AMLO said that it is “legally and morally valid” for the next head of the National Electoral Institute “to sympathize with Morena,” which is essentially what his Plan C is all about
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AMLO’s Plan C to Install ‘Morenistas’ in INE
López Obrador also said that Plan C was “already applied in 2018,” when he finally won the presidential election on his third try, and that “the people said enough”
Read moreMexican Supreme Court Halts Plan B Implementation
Plan B was the president’s way of circumventing the non-passage of a previous proposal to dispense with the INE altogether and put control and supervision of all elections under his office
Read moreMinimal Legislative Output Earns Deputies Millions of Pesos
A total of 50 of the congress’ 500-member body have reportedly failed to present more than one single initiative across the past year and a half – all while receiving 2.7 million pesos in pay and other benefits during the very same period
Read moreSupreme Court Admits 30 More Appeals against Plan B
According to the municipalities, certain reforms in the electoral law violate their budgetary autonomy, specifically by “limiting social communication spending to 0.1 percent.”
Read moreThousands Show Up at Zócalo to Defend INE
Protesters also left flowers at the entrance of the SCJN, as a symbol of the confidence they have in the justices
Read moreMexican Senate Passes Plan B, Dimming Prospects for Democracy
The INE, which was crucial in eliminating one-party rule and moving Mexico toward real democracy two decades ago, has been in López Obrador’s crosshairs since he took office in December 2018
Read moreSupreme Court Suspends Plan B Provisions ahead of State Elections
Plan B’s contentious new propaganda previsions would allow Mexico’s politicians and electoral candidates to express political opinion without penalty
Read moreCongress Passes Bill to Fine, Imprison Those Who Insult AMLO
A similar law that passed in 1917 does already exist on the books in Mexico, but it only allows for much lower fines and has been seldom enforced in recent decades
Read moreProposed Reforms Put FAA Airspace Evaluation on Pause
The controversial cabotage provisions of AMLO’s proposed reforms will theoretically only be utilized under specific and controlled conditions
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