Supreme Court Admits Lawsuits against Plan B
The Mexican Bishops’ Conference (CEM) also expressed its concern about López Obrador’s Plan B
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Mexican Senate Suspends Proposal to Deploy Mexican Army until 2028
By MARK LORENZANA At least for the time being, the proposal to extend the presence of the Armed Forces on the streets for public security tasks until 2028 has been suspended by the Mexican Senate. During the discussion, Ricardo Monreal, leader of the leftist National Regeneration Movement (Morena) majority bloc in the Senate, took the stand on Wednesday, Sept. 21,
Read moreDemocracy in Mexico Continues to Erode under AMLO
OPINION By MARK LORENZANA The word democracy is a combination of two Greek words: demos, which means “people” and kratos, which means “rule.” The ancient Greeks, after all, are credited with inventing democracy as a form of government. In Mexico, though, “the rule of the people” has been steadily replaced by the rule of one man — Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO).
Read moreOpposition Bloc Demands Change in AMLO Security Plan
By MARK LORENZANA The public-security strategy of Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) is facing a possible review in the Mexican Senate, and the opposition bloc is demanding changes in the fight against organized crime, chief among them strengthening the state police and creating a professional civilian body in charge of public security. Damián Zepeda, a senator from the conservative National
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By RICARDO CASTILLO Ominous Holiday Warning After expert epidemiologists forecast an ominous surge of covid-19 infections for January, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) issued a public call on Friday, Dec. 4, for people to avoid attending traditional holiday “posadas” gatherings, which usually begin in mid-December and run through Christmas Eve, and to stay home as much as possible
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By RICARDO CASTILLO Yes for Mexico Alliance May Be a No-Go After last week’s announcement that a new political front to combat Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) and his National Regeneration Movement (Morena) party majority in Congress by business representative and Sí por Mexico (Yes for Mexico) movement conceivers Claudio X. González and Gustavo de Hoyos with the
Read moreMexico’s Minority Political Parties Are in Shambles
By RICARDO CASTILLO Unwittingly, Mexico has now returned to the exact same quagmire that it revolted against more than 70 years ago: the one-party political system. Today, the National Regeneration Movement (Morena) has both the presidency and a majority control in both houses of Congress, winning 53 percent of the vote in the July 1 elections. For at least the next three years, whatever
Read morePAN Political Groups Meet for a Witches Sabbath
By RICARDO CASTILLO Keen insider observers consider that the first gathering of the disperse National Action Party (PAN) at its headquarters in Colonia Del Valle in Mexico City on Saturday, Aug. 10, looked more like a witches’ black sabbath than a political reunion. It became clear that “the spells” to bring “party unity” came from as many as six different
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