By KELIN DILLON The Complaints Commission of the National Electoral Institute of Mexico (INE) had its warning to Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) revoked by the Electoral Tribunal of the Federal Judiciary (TEPJF) in a ruling on Tuesday, Dec. 15. The INE’s original preventative protection warning came on Friday, Dec. 5, after AMLO continually voiced his distaste for
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By KELIN DILLON Mexican Electoral Councilor Jaime Rivera Velázquez of the National Electoral Institute (INE) said it will hold president of Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO), to the electoral standards of the Mexican Constitution. AMLO has caught flack repeatedly for speaking out against opponents during his daily press conferences, something that defies constitutional law in Mexico. The president has
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By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF The leaders of Mexico’s three leading opposition parties — the centralist Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), the conservative National Action Party (PAN) and the leftist Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD) — announced late Tuesday, Nov. 10, that they would join forces behind the Sí por México (Yes, for Mexico) movement in order to back
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By KYLIE MADRY Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) has long been disliked by members of the opposition parties, who formed the country’s ruling class until AMLO and his National Regeneration Movement (Morena) took power. That distaste is turning into open revolt, as the president faces threats from the rightwing National Anti-AMLO Front (Frena), the newly formed Sí por
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By RICARDO CASTILLO Economic Skid Two of the basic economic indicators, demand and supply, plunged down by 19.4 percent in comparison to the same period last year, according to a quarterly report from the Mexican government official pollster, the National Institute of Geography and Statistic (Inegi). The figures reflect statistics both for home and industry, which had been stable since
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By RICARDO CASTILLO Cleavage at Conago Ten Mexican governors met Monday, Sept. 7, in the northern city of Chihuahua. The purpose of their gathering was to vote on whether to continue to participate in the National Governors Commission (Conago), an organization that aims to be one voice before the president. The outcome of the meeting was that all10 voted to
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By RICARDO CASTILLO The Last of the Sauri-ans The first week of September in Mexican politics was raucous from start to finish. Here is a capsulated roundup of events: It all started on Monday, Aug. 31, with the first vote at the Mexican Chamber of Deputies for the upcoming third and last year of the current legislature. Contending for the
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By RICARDO CASTILLO The collective memory in Mexico may be short these days, but it was a long haul until Wednesday, July 22, to pick the four new National Electoral Institute (INE) councilors that just took over their posts. Once the Chamber of Deputies approved the four from a choice of 20 pre-candidates, the storm was over and a political calm
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By RICARDO CASTILLO Pick your fighting cock and make your wagers because the birds of combat are about to engage here in Mexico. Actually, the kind of birds of combat I am talking about are engaged. Still, make your pick. The political battle really began over a month ago, when Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) disclosed the existence
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By RICARDO CASTILLO Officially, the calendar for Mexico’s 2021 midterm elections kicks off in October. But let there be no doubt that since President Andrés Manuel Lopez Abrader (AMLO) had his press secretary, Jesús Ramirez, read aloud the Broad Opposition Front (BOA) anonymous document, he either inadvertently or shrewdly kicked off the electoral year debate. For background, please read my
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