Spring Brings Simmering Diplomatic Temperatures
By ANTONIO GARZA, former U.S. ambassador to Mexico
Read moreTag Archives: Mexican Supreme Court
Safeguarding Liberty
Let us hope that, when the time comes, the Supreme Court will protect freedom of expression against abuses of power
Read moreBy Hook or by Crook
It’s safe to say that, sooner or later — even if it requires a Plan D or, probably, until a Plan Z — López Obrador and Morena will eventually get what they want with the INE
Read moreINE Head Resigns, Calling Mexican Electoral Institute ‘Broken’
The official said that the situation forced him to come out “in defense” of the electoral institution, to publicly debate the virtues of the INE and to inform about the risks of Plan B
Read morePlan C ‘Legally, Morally Valid,’ Says AMLO
AMLO said that it is “legally and morally valid” for the next head of the National Electoral Institute “to sympathize with Morena,” which is essentially what his Plan C is all about
Read moreAMLO’s Plan C to Install ‘Morenistas’ in INE
López Obrador also said that Plan C was “already applied in 2018,” when he finally won the presidential election on his third try, and that “the people said enough”
Read moreMexico’s Supreme Court Hires TikTok Celebrity
Guerrero Flores has a law degree from the National Autonomous University of Mexico, but became famous for his TikTok and YouTube videos
Read moreWhen the Court Was Servile
Although over time the Supreme Court had been less subservient to the executive than Congress, it genuflected several times between 1970 and 1994
Read moreThe President as Thug
AMLO has indeed stepped over the line that differentiates the slinging of mere insults from instigating potential violence
Read moreFederal Court Orders Reinstatement of Jacobo as INE Head
Jacobo was forced to step down from his post upon the publication of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s contentious Plan B electoral law
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