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AMLO Maintains Intentions for Plan B Electoral Reform

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By KELIN DILLON Despite widespread protests against Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s (AMLO) proposal to reform Mexico’s autonomous electoral organization the National Electoral Institute (INE) and opposition parties’ unwillingness to collaborate with AMLO’s National Regeneration Movement (Morena) to reach the two-thirds majority in the Chamber of Deputies needed to reform the Mexican Constitution, the Morena-led Chamber of Deputies has

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Council of Europe Condemns AMLO’s Electoral Reform

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By KELIN DILLON On Monday, Oct. 24, the Venice Commission – an advisory board on constitutional matters for international human rights organization the Council of Europe – published an opinion condemning Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s (AMLO) plans to reform Mexico’s electoral laws, a stance taken following the organization’s review of the situation at the request of the Mexican

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Election Reform Would Benefit AMLO, Abolish Plurality

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OPINION By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s (AMLO) so-called electoral reform bill, which he announced during his Thursday, April 28, press conference at the National Palace and sent to Congress for approval that same day, has one purpose and one purpose only: to further consolidate power in his dictatorial hands and to essentially eradicate any political opposition

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