AMLO Accuses US of Electoral Interference
U.S. Agency for International Development reportedly sent $6 million to Mexicans Against Corruption and Impunity in 2023
Read moreTag Archives: Claudio X. González
It’s Time for Xochitl to Show Us her Cards
Gálvez must begin to show that she is not just a political sideshow or a puppet employee of the nation’s billionaires
Read moreAMLO Sets Public Target on Gálvez, but Gálvez Bites Back
The federal executive publicly alleged that Gálvez has already been chosen as the Broad Front for Mexico’s 2024 presidential candidate due to behind the scenes collusion, with Gálvez accusing López Obrador of sexism in turn
Read moreWill it Be Xochitl?
If Gálvez wants to be the opposition alliance’s candidate, she will have to publicly declare and demonstrate that she does not owe anything to the Sí por México group
Read moreElections in EdoMéx: The Beginning of the End for the PRI
Despite her very dignified role as a candidate and a dynamic campaign based on popular values, Del Moral could not overcome the effects of Del Mazo’s abandonment, nor the poor support of the PRI’s national leader, Alejandro Moreno, who was likewise more interested in his own political future than that of the party
Read moreAMLO’s Electoral March to Be Met with Peaceful Protest for the INE
By KELIN DILLON As Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) continues to promote his Nov. 27 Mexico City march in favor of the his controversial electoral reform, opponents of AMLO’s proposed changes to Mexico’s autonomous electoral organization the National Electoral Institute (INE) – who already showed up in an estimated 500,000-plus strong turnout at the Nov. 13 Mexico City
Read morePaving the Way for a One-Party Regime
OPINION By RICARDO CASTILLO In the eyes of some pundits, the current trend in Mexican elections is the result of a democratic procedure, but for others, the imminent results of the country’s midterm elections on Sunday, June 5, is an ominous path to a return of a one-party system. If all current forecasts are correct, the “awesome threesome” political coalition
Read moreMexico’s Opposition Parties Hang Tight for Next Election
OPINION By RICARDO CASTILLO For four Mexican opposition political parties, it is the lull before the storm, scheduled for Sunday, June 5, when elections for governor will be held in six states. For sure the leaders of those parties are keeping up the competitive spirit, claiming the candidates they support will come out victors, a hope contenders claim is wishful
Read moreMexico News Roundup
By RICARDO CASTILLO An Irate Response After Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) asked Supreme Court Chief Justice Arturo Zaldivar to order an investigation into Judge Juan Pablo Gómez Fierro (who indefinitely suspended the president’s controversial new electricity bill), Zaldivar complied and requested the officer in charge of the Council of the Judiciary, Carlos Alpízar, to pay a visit
Read moreThe Misguided Quixote: AMLO Against the World
By KELIN DILLON Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO), incensed by District Judge Juan Pablo Gómez Fierro’s suspension of his controversial reform to Mexico’s electricity sector the previous day, launched a public tirade against anyone and everyone he deemed his enemies, ranging from foreign countries to his own presidential predecessors, during his daily press conference on the morning of
Read more