PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF Porfirio Muñoz Ledo — a former Mexican ambassador to the United Nations, former federal deputy, former staunch supporter of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO), founding member of the left-leading Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD), former presidential wannabe and current ambassador to Cuba — said Thursday, June 2, that the AMLO administration is in bed
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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
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OPINION By ALEJANDRO ENVILA FISHER After a resounding failure to pass his controversial electricity reform bill in the April 17 vote at the Chamber of Deputies, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) and his leftist, in-power National Regeneration Movement (Morena) party have set their aim on yet another target: the opposition. That campaign is gaining traction by Morena further
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By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF Despite President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s (AMLO) repeated promises to keep fuel prices down and ongoing tax discounts from the nation’s Finance Secretariat, gasoline prices in Mexico are now higher than in the United States. According to data from the consulting firm PetroIntelligence, regular gasoline sold Thursday in Mexico at an average of 21.51
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By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF U.S. Ambassador to Mexico Ken Salazar — who in February stirred diplomat waters by contradicting the Joe Biden administration when he said that Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) “is right” about his country’s energy sector requiring reforms — said Friday, March 18, that the president’s reform will discourage investment in Mexico. Salazar
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OPINION By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS Ah, the fickle love of an authoritarian president. When Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) loves you, you can do no wrong. His buddy-buddy Félix Salgado Macedonio — who was repeatedly accused of rape, embezzlement and close ties with drug cartels, but still managed to garnish the governorship of the coastal state of Guerrero, albeit
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By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF While Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) has set a deadline of 2024 for the nation to become self-sufficient in gasoline production, the country is severely lagging in the production of premium, high-octane gasoline, used by about 30 percent of all Mexican vehicles. Currently, Mexico’s state-run oil company Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex) produces only 4
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By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) left no doubt on Monday, Oct. 10, as to which energy sources would be prioritized under his new electricity initiative. During his daily morning press conference, AMLO had Energy Secretary Rocío Nahle read out the details of his proposed electricity reform, which, she said, would return control
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By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) just dealt what might be the final blow to the nation’s energy reform bill, implemented in 2013 by former President Enrique Peña Nieto. On Friday, Oct. 1, he sent this latest electricity reform initiative to Congress, a law which would restrict control of the sector to the
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By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF Mexico’s Energy Secretariat (Sener) on Tuesday, July 27, ordered the country’s Energy Regulatory Commission (CRE) to put an emergency maximum ceiling on natural gas prices in the face of soaring consumer costs. Sener gave the CRE just three days to establish a new pricing system that would guarantee affordable access for all consumers. In
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