20,000 Protesters March in Defense of Mexico’s Supreme Court
The protest was against AMLO’s proposal to subject the SCJN justices to an election, which is unconstitutional
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Tren Maya Construction Derailed by Additional Amparos
Mexico’s controversial Tren Maya megaproject has been hit with additional suspensions to its construction, adding further roadblocks to the railway’s haphazard development
Read moreAMLO Administration Seizes Another 51 Properties for Tren Maya
Two days after it was revealed that the government had expropriated more than 2,000 hectares of private land for the construction of its controversial train, the administration announced the seizure of an additional 242,627 square meters
Read moreOver 2,000 Hectares Expropriated for Tren Maya
López Obrador has already successfully expropriated a total of 2,038 hectares for his priority railway project
Read moreMexican Supreme Court Blocks AMLO’s Express Permits for Flagship Projects
In a six-to-five vote, Mexico’s highest court declared the presidential decree illegal and invalid
Read moreAMLO Administration Expropriates Private Railroads from Grupo México
As a result of the railways expropriation, Grupo México shares on the Mexican Stock Exchange (BMV) fell by 4.29 percent
Read moreThe Mexican Senate’s Dark Night of Infamy
In one fell swoop, the all-Morena, blundering, makeshift Senate gave its slapdash approval and benediction to 20 separate controversial laws in a marathon session so that they could get priority seating for the Rosalía concert in the Zócalo later that night
Read moreMorena Pushes to End Government Contracts at Will
The new legislative proposal is seeking to change the way the Mexican federal government terminates its contracts with suppliers
Read moreThe Little Train That Couldn’t
AMLO may indeed see himself as a little engine that could, but the truth is that both he and his “trencito” are antiquated, stuck-in-the-mud fossils with inauspicious prospects
Read moreThe Atlantic Calls AMLO ‘The Autocrat Next Door’
“Liberal democracy in Mexico is under assault. Worse, the attacker is the country’s own president, Andrés Manuel López Obrador,” the article said.
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