López Obrador Accuses Judiciary of Coup against Executive
AMLO accusing the judiciary of staging a coup against the executive is treading dangerous grounds for the country
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Tren Maya Project Plagued by Mass Resignations
By KELIN DILLON As Mexico’s Tren Maya project continues to approach its scheduled Dec. 23, 2023, completion date, the venture – a favorite of Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) – has been plagued by mass resignations from officials in the Secretariat of Environment and Natural Resources (Semarant) and the National Fund for the Promotion of Tourism (Fonatur), potentially
Read moreHistoric Number of Women in AMLO’s Cabinet
By KELIN DILLON For the first time in the history of Mexico, almost half of the federal government’s secretariats will now be headed by women. The new cabinet of Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) will consist of nine women and 10 men, the closest gender differential ever seen in a Mexican president’s cabinet. The appointments break traditional gendered
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By RICARDO CASTILLO Private Hospital Expropriations Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) published an executive order on Friday, March 27, awarding the federal government the right to “make use of all medical sectors, public, social and private, in the regions affected by the Covid-19 pandemic.” In short, private hospitals may be privatized for pandemic use only. The decree, published
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