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- Sheinbaum’s Four-Point Security Plan
- Ifigenia Martinez, 94-Year Old Speaker of the House, Dies Four Days after Sheinbaum Inauguration
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- Clara Brugada Inaugurated as Chief of Government of Mexico City; President Sheinbaum Attends
- Claudia Sheinbaum’s Inauguration
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Recent Posts
- Sheinbaum’s Four-Point Security Plan
- Ifigenia Martinez, 94-Year Old Speaker of the House, Dies Four Days after Sheinbaum Inauguration
- President Sheinbaum: “All The Programs” to be Constitutional Rights
- Clara Brugada Inaugurated as Chief of Government of Mexico City; President Sheinbaum Attends
- Claudia Sheinbaum’s Inauguration
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Category Archives: Politics
Sunset of the ‘Sol Azteca’ – The Once-Powerful PRD Party Loses Its National Registry
The PRD, Partido de la Revolución Democrática (“Party of the Democratic Revolution”), once one of Mexico’s most powerful parties, has now lost its national registry. The decline of the PRD is part of the massive change in Mexican politics of … Continue reading
Posted in History, Politics
Tagged 2024 Mexican Election, AMLO, Cuauhtemoc Cardenas, INE (Instituto Nacional Electoral), Mexico City, MORENA, PRD
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Mexican Judicial Reform Now Law of the Land
On September 15th, a few hours before his participation in the annual Grito Ceremony, President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) signed the constitutional judicial reform. The signing was filmed and AMLO was accompanied by President-Elect Claudia Sheinbaum. Here is a … Continue reading
AMLO’s Grito de Independencia, 2024
Mexican Independence Day is September 16th, but really it starts on September 15th. On the night of September 15th, a ceremony is held in the Zocalo Plaza in Mexico City, and in state capitols and city halls throughout the country. … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Politics
Tagged AMLO, Beatriz Gutierrez Muller, Mexican Independence Day, Mexico City, Palacio Nacional, Zocalo
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AMLO Deplores Latest Attempt to Kill Trump
There’s been another attempt to kill former U.S. President/Current Candidate Donald Trump, this time at his golf course in Florida, on September 15th, 2024. Several hours later, at 3:18 p.m. Mexico City time (September 15th), Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez … Continue reading
Cartel Factions Fight it Out in Sinaloa State and AMLO’s Comments in a Press Conference
This past July 25th, two leaders of the Sinaloa Drug Cartel were taken into U.S. custody in El Paso. They were Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada and Joaquin Guzman Lopez, son of El Chapo Guzman. Apparently, Guzman Lopez turned himself in … Continue reading
That Didn’t Take Long – States Approve Mexico’s Judicial Reform
On September 11th, the Mexican Senate approved a judicial reform which would mandate the election of Mexican judges at all levels. As the Cámara de Diputados had already approved the reform, the next step was for the reform to be … Continue reading
Posted in Legal System, Politics
Tagged AMLO, Mexico City, Oaxaca, Queretaro state, State Legislatures, XLVI Legislature (66th Congress)
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Controversial Judicial Reform Amendment Passes Mexican Congress; Next Step is to Be Approved by States
The controversial judicial reform constitutional amendment has been passed by both houses of the Mexican Congress. The next step is for it to be approved by the states. The Washington Post had a good summary of the situation. From the … Continue reading
Mexico’s 66th Congress Convenes
On September 1st, 2024, the LXVI Legislatura del Congreso de la Unión, Mexico’s 66th Congress, convened. It is scheduled to end on August 31st, 2027. The members-elect were sworn in a few days earlier, on August 29th; they took office … Continue reading
AMLO, the Mexican Congress, Mexican Judiciary and Foreign Meddling
On October 1st, the new Mexican Congress, elected on June 2nd, is slated to take office. President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) is no sitting duck president and is still very much in charge. AMLO has a one-month overlap … Continue reading
New Mexican Congress Set to Convene on the 1st of September
Mexico held its elections on June 2nd. In addition to the presidential election, a new Congress was elected, set to take office on September 1st. The term of current President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) is set to end on … Continue reading
Posted in Legal System, Politics
Tagged 2024 Mexican Election, AMLO, Claudia Sheinbaum, Congress, Supreme Court
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