Charisma, Old and New
From his daily “mañaneras” press conferences, AMLO not only decrees reality but reinforces the redeemer that he believes he incarnates, the man in whom millions of compatriots place their faith
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Explosive Attacks by Organized Crime Surge across Mexico
Mexico’s Secretary of National Defense has reportedly documented 288 incidents using 1,342 explosive devices across the nation between December 2018 and February 2022
Read moreMartí Batres on the Capital Stage
Batres has always worked — first within the left-leaning Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD) and later in Morena — alongside López Obrador, with his sights clearly set on the main political position in the country’s capital
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 moreMexico Abandons Fight against Wildlife Sales
Big cats are among the favorite illegal pets of drug lords
Read moreFamily, Friends of Missing Woman Block Mexico-Cuernavaca Highway
At around 4:20 p.m. on Sunday, about 70 people blocked a part of the Mexico City-Cuernavaca Highway for an hour, causing chaos, mainly in the Insurgentes and Viaducto Tlalpan area toward Cuernavaca
Read moreSad, Expensive Saga of AMLO’s Hated Presidential Plane Ends
The most obvious problem about the sale was that López Obrador got rid of the plane at a loss, and a massive one at that: It was originally acquired by former President Enrique Peña Nieto for $200 million, and then finally sold by AMLO to Tajikistan for a mere $92 million
Read moreAMLO’s Term Poised to Be Bloodiest in Mexico’s History
In just over four years, and with still 17 months to go, the administration of Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) is on track to be the bloodiest six-year presidential term in the history of Mexico
Read moreMexican Presidential Jet Finally Has a Buyer
After having tried to sell, auction, rent, raffle and even swap out Mexico’s presidential jet for firefighting aircraft, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador finally has a buyer for the plane
Read moreAMLO Determined to Wipe Out Independent Institutions
The INAI is in charge of two fundamental rights: access to public information and protection of Mexican citizens’ personal data
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