By KELIN DILLON Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) has drawn intense criticism after calling for the elimination of independent organizations by their absorption into the state, a move that would consolidate the Mexican government’s power and remove its checks and balances. López Obrador tried to justify his proposal by saying autonomous organizations “cost a lot to maintain,” going
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By RICARDO CASTILLO It may be money for the Mexican democratic dream, but a lot of people are wondering if it really does have to be that expensive. On Wednesday, Aug. 21, the National Electoral Institute (INE) requested 12.5 billion pesos for its 2020 overall national operations from Mexico’s Chamber of Deputies. The figure does not include the 5.4 billion
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By RICARDO CASTILLO It would seem Mexico’s National Electoral Institute (INE) is irrigating the upcoming presidential elections with a holy hose. Just as they were trying last week to plug a hole with the elimination of two independent presidential hopefuls due to their alleged filing of fake voter credentials, this week INE’s hose has developed a new leak, and it’s a
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