By MARK LORENZANA Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) on the night of Thursday, Sept. 15, led the reenactment of Mexico’s Cry of Dolores, which marked the 212th year of Mexican independence — and the first time in two years that the event was staged at the Zócalo main plaza in downtown Mexico City due to the covid-19 pandemic.
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By MARK LORENZANA Mexico’s Chamber of Deputies — whose majority bloc consists of members of the leftist National Regeneration Movement (Morena) of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) — approved on the afternoon of Wednesday, Sept. 14, a proposal to use the Armed Forces for public security tasks until 2028. Yolanda de la Torre, a deputy of the centralist Institutional
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By MARK LORENZANA The military has long been on the list of untouchables in Mexico. The Mexican National Guard (GN) might soon be added to that list. On Friday, Sept. 9, the Mexican Senate approved a legislation transferring control of the GN to the Secretariat of National Defense (Sedena), a contentious move that has sparked outrage from human rights groups
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By MARK LORENZANA Mexico’s Supreme Court (SCJN) is set to eliminate automatic preventive detention (jail without bail) in the country, arguing that it violates the human rights provided for in international treaties, in addition to the fact that it has been the reason for condemnation of Mexico by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR). The move by the SCJN
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OPINION By RICARDO CASTILLO In the eyes of some pundits, the current trend in Mexican elections is the result of a democratic procedure, but for others, the imminent results of the country’s midterm elections on Sunday, June 5, is an ominous path to a return of a one-party system. If all current forecasts are correct, the “awesome threesome” political coalition
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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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By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS Just two days after the congressional defeat of his controversial electricity reform bill — which would have prioritized state-run carbon-based energy sources over clean private-sector sources — Mexico’s Senate on Tuesday, April 19, passed Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s (AMLO) “Plan B” lithium bill as a political consolation prize for the president. The new bill, which will ensure
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By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF After his much-touted electricity reform bill — which would have prioritized state-run carbon-based energy sources over cleaner alternatives from private companies — was defeated in a historic vote at the Chamber of Deputies on Sunday, April 17, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) called all those legislators who voted against it “traitors to
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By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) said Friday, March 25, that under his controversial proposed Electricity Reform Bill, which would prioritize state-run companies using carbon-based fuels over private clean energy sources, there will be no government compensation for losses incurred by private-sector suppliers. In response to concerns expressed by U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai, who on
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By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF Oksana Dramaretska, Ukraine’s ambassador to Mexico, on Friday, March 25, criticized the Mexico-Russia Friendship Group formed by the Mexican Chamber of Deputies two days earlier. In a interview with Radio Formula, Dramaretska said that the legislators who endorsed the group — mostly from President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s (AMLO) leftist National Regeneration Movement (Morena)
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