All three presidential candidates – Xóchitl Gálvez Ruiz, Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo and Jorge Álvarez Máynez – are expected to sign the “Commitment to Peace” come Monday, March 11
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It’s the influence that the INE’s new ranks may have on the institute’s vitally autonomous and democratic elections in Mexico that’s causing much concern
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After posing his questions about the validity of the Plan B electoral reform, Murayama came to a simple conclusion: “the consequence of Plan B, as can be seen, can cause a political crisis just as serious as it is unnecessary”
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OPINION By KELIN DILLON After hundreds of thousands of people marched the streets of Mexico City on Sunday, Nov. 13, in protest of constitutional reforms proposed by Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) to Mexico’s autonomous electoral organization, the National Electoral Institute (INE), the impact of the massive citizen turnout has reverberated throughout the country and across the world
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By KELIN DILLON A mew survey of the Mexican population conducted by El Financiero Bloomberg showed a wide divide in political party preferences within Mexico, mainly stratified based on age and level of education. The survey was conducted using 1,000 Mexicans contacted by phone in the second half of January, and particularly asked those surveyed to choose between Mexican President Andrés
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By KYLIE MADRY Residents of the Mexican states of Hidalgo and Coahuila trekked to the polls on Sunday, Oct. 18, after the planned July elections were pushed back due to the covid-19 pandemic. Around 50,000 cast their vote Sunday – wearing required face masks – according to the National Electoral Institute (INE), totaling just over 40 percent turnout of eligible
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By KYLIE MADRY For U.S. citizens living in Mexico, it’s not too late to send a mail-in ballot ahead of the Nov. 3 elections – though time is running out. If you’re already registered to vote, you’re eligible to vote via mail from abroad. The county you’re registered to vote in should have already sent a ballot by mail or
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Mexico’s New “Narco” Voter ID
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By EARL ANTHONY WAYNE, former U.S. ambassador to Mexico
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By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS Liberal or conservative, Republican or Democrat, almost every adult U.S. citizen — including those living abroad — have both the right and the responsibility to vote in the U.S. 2020 presidential elections. And while it may seem cumbersome to fill out the form (it isn’t; it usually only takes a few minutes), getting your ballot in to
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