The Atlantic Calls AMLO ‘The Autocrat Next Door’
“Liberal democracy in Mexico is under assault. Worse, the attacker is the country’s own president, Andrés Manuel López Obrador,” the article said.
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INE Counselor Opines on Mexico’s Electoral Future
After posing his questions about the validity of the Plan B electoral reform, Murayama came to a simple conclusion: “the consequence of Plan B, as can be seen, can cause a political crisis just as serious as it is unnecessary”
Read moreINE President Says Mexicans Should ‘Rebel’ against Plan B
Lorenzo Córdova, head of the National Electoral Institute (INE), called on Mexicans to rebel against President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s (AMLO) “Plan B” electoral reform by resorting to every legal option available
Read moreA Legion of Citizens
Whoever wins, we will not give up democracy. Battered and all, democracy will prevail
Read moreAMLO’s Twisted Definition of Democracy
OPINION By MARK LORENZANA It was exactly a month ago, on Nov. 15, when Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) announced that he would pivot to a Plan B to pass his contentious electoral initiative, by any means necessary. But the most alarming part? He was twisting the meaning of democracy to force down the throats of Mexican citizens
Read moreMexican Electoral Democracy Dims as ‘Plan B’ Reaches Senate Approval
By KELIN DILLON Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s (AMLO) controversial “Plan B” electoral reform to Mexico’s secondary laws passed through the Mexican Senate on Wednesday, Dec. 14, with 63 votes in favor and 53 votes against, setting the stage for López Obrador to follow through on his long-term intentions to prune back the powers of the country’s autonomous electoral
Read moreThe Mexican Senate’s Hour of Truth
OPINION By ENRIQUE KRAUZE Mexico’s Senate has in its hands the future of Mexican democracy. Will it allow the nation to suffer the greater damage caused by the electoral legislation that was sent by the Chamber of Deputies? Or will it, in this crucial hour, assume its historic duty to represent the interests and will of the Mexican people? Maybe
Read moreOAS Emphasizes INE’s Importance to Mexican Democracy in New Report
By KELIN DILLON According to a new 214-page report on Mexico’s June 2021 national and local electoral processes prepared by the Organization of American States (OAS), Mexico’s autonomous electoral organization, the National Electoral Institute (INE) – which is controversially facing potential closure under proposed electoral reforms – “facilitated the holding of the largest elections in the history of Mexico,” a
Read moreWashington Post Warns that Mexican Democracy Is at Risk
PULSE NEWS MEXICO Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s (AMLO) proposal to “reform” the National Electoral Institute (INE) is a threat to the country’s fragile democracy and is aimed at perpetuating the permanence in power of his left-wing National Regeneration Movement (Morena) party, the Washington Post (WP) warned in an editorial on Monday, Nov. 28. In the editorial, which was
Read moreThe Tough Job of Unlocking the USMCA’s Full Potential
OPINION By JOHN BURZAWA, SOPHIE EGAR and EARL ANTHONY WAYNE Part of an ongoing series from the Wilson Center* The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) provides continent-wide rules, norms and problem-solving processes that can help the three-member countries to continue the trade and coproduction system established under its predecessor, the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). But if the USMCA is to
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