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INE Rules Against Candidacy of Félix Salgado

Posted on March 26, 2021 by Kelin Dillon 3 comments

By KELIN DILLON The Inspection Commission of Mexico’s National Electoral Institute (INE) has called for the cancellation of the candidacy of controversial Guerrero gubernatorial candidate Félix Salgado Macedonio, following his failure to report campaign spending. The independent organization argued that Salgado failed to provide a pre-campaign expense report as mandated by the General Law of Electoral Institutions and Procedures (LGIPE),

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AMLO’s Press Conferences Filled with ‘Misinformation’ Says Nonprofit

Posted on March 25, 2021 by Kelin Dillon Leave a comment

By KELIN DILLON Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s (AMLO) daily press conferences, known as mañaneras, are “a worrying instrument of misinformation,” said Article 19, an international human rights organization focused on freedom of information and expression. The group released its report “Distortion: The Speech Against Reality” on Tuesday, March 23, detailing AMLO’s “attempt to control and censure the Internet,”

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Mexico News Roundup

Posted on March 24, 2021 by Ricardo Castillo Leave a comment

By RICARDO CASTILLO Roberta’s Back In May 2018, then-outgoing U.S. Ambassador to Mexico Roberta Jacobson made a prediction, saying that she was not saying goodbye but rather “so long.” On Tuesday, March 23, Jacobson kept her promise and returned to Mexico, this time as U.S. President Joe Biden’s southern border affairs representative. Jacobson led a committee of U.S. officials in

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Posted on March 22, 2021 by Ricardo Castillo Leave a comment

By RICARDO CASTILLO An Irate Response After Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) asked Supreme Court Chief Justice Arturo Zaldivar to order an investigation into Judge Juan Pablo Gómez Fierro (who indefinitely suspended the president’s controversial new electricity bill), Zaldivar complied and requested the officer in charge of the Council of the Judiciary, Carlos Alpízar, to pay a visit

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Posted on March 17, 2021 by Ricardo Castillo Leave a comment

By RICARDO CASTILLO Erstwhile Aztec and Spaniards Meet in Court A major political war between the modern conquest version of the Aztec versus the Spaniards is now being wagered in Mexico between conservative and liberal forces. The conflict was sparked by the controversial ruling made by Second District Court for the Administration, Economic Competency and Broadcast Services for Mexico City

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Posted on March 15, 2021 by Ricardo Castillo Leave a comment

By RICARDO CASTILLO New Mexican Tourist Resort Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) Saturday visited the largest of the three islands, popularly known as “Las Marías,” off the coast of Nayarit in the Pacific Ocean. During his visit, AMLO announced that in three months the archipelago, which once served as a federal prison, would open up to tourists as

Lies, Damn Lies and AMLO’s ‘Otros Datos’

Posted on March 11, 2021 by Thérèse Margolis 2 comments

By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS British Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli once famously quipped, “There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies and statistics.” The point that Disraeli was trying to make is that the selective use of numbers can bolster any argument and disguise any truths to accommodate a political agenda. Nowhere is that persuasive power of carefully culled figures more

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Posted on March 10, 2021 by Ricardo Castillo Leave a comment

By RICARDO CASTILLO Lozoya Case Postponed The start date for the trial of former Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex) Director Emilio Lozoya Austin was postponed on request of the Mexican Attorney General’s Office due to pandemic-related complications. The deadline was supposed to be last Sunday, March 7. Judge José Artemio Zúñiga Mendoza, however, granted investigators more time to conclude the presentation of

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Posted on March 8, 2021 by Ricardo Castillo Leave a comment

By RICARDO CASTILLO Women March Nationwide From A and B to Y and Z, Mexican women will protest in Monday, March 8, International Women’s Day, against macho violence in the nation. Though in the past, much of the attention of previous demonstrations has been centered around the Mexico City main square Zócalo, this year the programming for the protests will

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Bolivian President to Visit Mexico

Posted on March 8, 2021 by Pulse News Mexico Leave a comment

By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF Newly instated Bolivian President Luis Arce will pay an official visit to Mexico on Wednesday, March 24, at the invitation of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) in order to participate in the observance of Indigenous Peoples Resistance Day the following day. }The Indigenous Peoples Resistance Day celebration is part of a larger month-long

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