Battles for Governorships in Coahuila, EdoMéx Heat Up
One thing in common about both states is that the PRI has ruled unchallenged there for a combined 94 years, something that AMLO’s Morena will try to change come June 4
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Opposition Candidate Poised to Win Coahuila Governor Race
If the election were to be held today, De las Heras reported, 48 percent of Coahuila voters will cast their ballots for Jiménez Salinas, compared to the ruling leftist National Regeneration Movement (Morena) party’s candidate the election Armando Guadiana´s 30 percent support
Read morePRI Candidate for Coahuila Is Frontrunner in Unofficial Polls
Ricardo Monreal, leader of the Morena majority bloc in the Senate, criticized Mejía Berdeja’s resignation from his post and his subsequent defection to the PT as its official gubernatorial candidate in Coahuila
Read moreHead of CJNG who Unleashed Panic in Zapopan Arrested
By MARK LORENZANA Ricardo Mejía Berdeja, Mexican Undersecretary of Public Security, announced on Wednesday, Oct. 13, that César Augusto “N,” alias El Gafe — the alleged leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) involved in the shooting at a shopping center in Zapopan, Jalisco, on the afternoon of Oct. 2 — was arrested. In a press conference, Mejía Berdeja explained that El
Read moreMore Missing Women in Mexico City under Sheinbaum’s Watch
By MARK LORENZANA The number of missing women in Mexico City has increased 900 percent so far under the administration of Mexico City Governor Claudia Sheinbaum, compared to the previous administration headed by Miguel Ángel Mancera. According to Mexico’s National Data Registry of Missing or Disappeared Persons, the number of missing women in the capital increased from 93 cases (registered
Read moreGovernment: Cartels Using Videogames to Recruit Youths
By THE PULSE NEWS MEXICO STAFF The Mexican government warned on Wednesday, Oct. 20, that drug traffickers are recruiting children across the country through online video games. During the regular morning conference of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO), Public Security Undersecretary Ricardo Mejía Berdeja, spoke about a case called “Free Fire,” in which three minors were rescued in Oaxaca
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By RICARDO CASTILLO AMLO and Corral Trade Verbal Punches On Friday, Sept. 18, Mexican Security Undersecretary Ricardo Mejía Berdeja named eight well-to-do Chihuahua farming families that he accused of “hoarding” 35 million cubic meters of Rio Conchos water, representing a full 12.5 percent of the water that is owed to the United States. One person alone, Mejía Berdeja said, is
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By RICARDO CASTILLO Alfaro’s Political Ambitions Squelched Up until last week, Jalisco Governor Enrique Alfaro had been looking a lot like a 2024 presidential hopeful. But then all hell broke loose on his would-be candidacy. It all started with the arrest and apparent murder of a 30-year-old construction worker named Giovanni López at the hands of municipal police in Ixltahuacán
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