By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF For those who have not been following the upcoming Revocation of Mandate Referendum — one of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s (AMLO) key initiatives, allegedly intended to allow the Mexican people to vote to end his six-year term early, but claimed by critics to set a precedence for the extension of his term in
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By RICARDO CASTILLO The Baja California state electoral controversy may have finally come to an end. Late Tuesday, July 23, the Baja state congress met at the municipality of Rosarito Beach to confirm that the governance period for Governor-elect Jaime Bonilla Valdéz from two to five years is valid. Early the next day, the Supreme Court of Justice (SCJ) in
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By RICARDO CASTILLO On Monday, July 8, the Baja California state assembly approved by a majority vote a bill to extend the governance period of newly elected Governor Jaime Bonilla Valdez from two to five years. Bonilla Valdez was elected last June 2 to govern for two years. Normally, Baja governors are elected to govern for six years. Elections
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By RICARDO CASTILLO Timing is a must in politics, and timing is what we’ve got as now incumbent candidate Donald Trump launched his bid for reelection to the presidency of the United States on Tuesday, June 18. Trump pulled recently what probably constituted his most dangerous threat, worse than going against nuclear Iran, on Mexico. He threatened to increase import
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By RICARDO CASTILLO Why exactly did Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) sign a document on Tuesday, March 19, swearing not to seek reelection as president? That question has many answers, but it is extremely odd — this year being 2019, more than five and a half full years before the next presidential term — that any sitting president
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