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Félix Salgado and his Daughter
Read moreAMLO’s Electoral Interference Violations Stack Up
By KELIN DILLON Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) has already accumulated 13 complaints against him from Mexico’s National Electoral Institute (INE) for infractions relating to electoral interference, based off of his well-documented outbursts against his perceived political opponents during his daily morning press conferences. The registry kept by INE’s Electoral Contentious Technical Unit (UTCE) recorded four of the
Read moreSalgado Macedonio’s Daughter Takes Over his Candidacy
By KELIN DILLON After the cancellation of the controversial candidacy of Guerrero gubernatorial hopeful and alleged rapist Félix Salgado Macedonio by the Electoral Tribunal of the Federal Judiciary (TEPJF), the National Regeneration Movement (Morena) needed to quickly hunt down a replacement for the post, and apparently found it in Salgado Macedonio’s eldest daughter, Evelyn Salgado Pineda, despite heavy criticism from
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AMLO Extends a Hand to the INE
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But I’m Not Dead Yet!
Read moreMexico’s Midterm Election Campaigns Begin
By KELIN DILLON The official campaigns for Mexico’s upcoming June 2021 midterm elections kicked off in the wee hours of Sunday, April 4, as 21,000 official government seats are up for the vote. Due to the ongoing covid-19 pandemic, the electoral process has looked a little different this year, with many candidates opting to hold virtual rallies to maintain social
Read moreAMLO Defies His Own Electoral Process Agreement
By KELIN DILLON Despite having written and signed an agreement with Mexico’s governors to not violate the electoral process, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) continued to publicly badmouth his political opponents over the weekend, just hours before the official start of campaigns for the upcoming June midterm elections, showing his “agreement for democracy” to be nothing more than
Read moreINE Rules Against Candidacy of Félix Salgado
By KELIN DILLON The Inspection Commission of Mexico’s National Electoral Institute (INE) has called for the cancellation of the candidacy of controversial Guerrero gubernatorial candidate Félix Salgado Macedonio, following his failure to report campaign spending. The independent organization argued that Salgado failed to provide a pre-campaign expense report as mandated by the General Law of Electoral Institutions and Procedures (LGIPE),
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Let’s Hear It for Clean Elections in Mexico
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