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The AMLO-Sheinbaum Transition
On June 2nd, Claudia Sheinbaum won the Mexican presidential election and is slated to take office October 1st. Now it’s official. Today, on August 15th, Sheinbaum received the official document validating her victory. The document was issued by the TEPJF, … Continue reading
Mexican Corporations Extorted by Drug Cartels
The Associated Press has reported on a disturbing development in Mexico – drug cartels extorting corporations. Drug cartels do not limit themselves to drug trafficking. They are involved in various businesses, and this development reflects a growing cartelization of the … Continue reading
Posted in Crime
Tagged AMLO, Associated Press, FEMSA corporation, Michoacan, Northeast Cartel, Nuevo Laredo, Oxxo convenience stores, Tamaulipas
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The Astonishing Growth and Power of Mexico’s MORENA Party
Claudia Sheinbaum won the Mexican presidential election on June 2nd, 2024. Her MORENA party also did quite well in the Mexican congressional election. Amazingly, the MORENA party has only existed as a political party for 10 years, since 2014. It … Continue reading
Posted in History, Politics
Tagged 2024 Mexican Election, AMLO, Claudia Sheinbaum, Congress, Enrique Pena Nieto, Felipe Calderon, Jorge Alvarez Maynez, Jose Antonio Meade, Josefina Vazquez Mota, MORENA Party, Movimiento Ciudadano, PAN, PRD, PRI, Ricardo Anaya, Roberto Madrazo, Xochitl Galvez
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Who is Claudia Sheinbaum, Mexico’s Next President?
On June 2nd, 2024, Claudia Sheinbaum won the Mexican presidential election. She is scheduled to take office as president on October 2nd, as Mexico’s first woman president and first Jewish president. A Mexican presidential term is 6 years. Thus her … Continue reading
Posted in Politics
Tagged 2024 Mexican Election, Adriana Sheinbaum, AMLO, Annie Pardo, California, Carlos Imaz, Carlos Salinas, Carlos Sheinbaum, Claudia Sheinbaum, Francisco I. Madero, Jesús María Tarriba, Julio Sheinbaum, Mariana Imaz, Mexican Jews, Mexico City, Plutarco Elias Calles, Rodrigo Imaz, U.S.A., UNAM
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Public Assistance and the Sheinbaum Triumph
On June 2nd, Mexico had a presidential election with three candidates: Claudia Sheinbaum, Xochitl Galvez and Jorge Alvarez Maynez. Claudia Sheinbaum won. The results:CLAUDIA SHEINBAUM received 35,924,519 votes, which was 59.7594 % of the total.XOCHITL GALVEZ received 16,502,697 votes, which … Continue reading
Posted in Politics
Tagged 2024 Mexican Election, Aguascalientes state, AMLO, Campeche, Chiapas, Claudia Sheinbaum, El Financiero, Guanajuato state, Guerrero, Hidalgo State, Jalisco, Milenio, MORENA, Nayarit, Nuevo Leon, Oaxaca, Public Assistance, Puebla, Queretaro state, San Luis Potosi, Saul Hernandez (reporter), Veracruz, Xochitl Galvez, Yucatan state
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Looking at the Mexican Election Results
The Mexican election of 2024, held on June 2nd, 2024, was won by Claudia Sheinbaum of the MORENA party. She is scheduled to assume the presidency on the 1st of October, as Mexico’s first woman president and Mexico’s first Jewish … Continue reading
Cats in the Palace
Nineteen feral cats living in Mexico’s National Palace have been adopted by the government and President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has declared them “living fixed assets”, the first animals to be designated such under Mexican law. The National Palace (Palacio … Continue reading
Posted in Legal System, Politics
Tagged Alex Pacheco, AMLO, Animals, Beatriz Gutierrez Muller, Cats, Ingrid Newkirk, Mexico City, Palacio Nacional, PETA
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The 2024 Mexican Election
Mexico has a presidential election every six years, and the United States every four years. Every 12 years, therefore, Mexico and the United States have a presidential election the same year. This year, 2024, is one of those years. The … Continue reading
Posted in Politics
Tagged 2024 Mexican Election, AMLO, California, Claudia Sheinbaum, Congress, Hidalgo State, Jorge Alvarez Maynez, Mexican Indians, Mexican Jews, Mexico City, MORENA Party, Movimiento Ciudadano, Otomi, PAN, PRD, PRI, U.S.A., Ukraine, Xochitl Galvez, Zacatecas City, Zacatecas State
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Change Ahead for Mexico’s Supreme Court?
The Mexican federal government is organized like that of the United States, with an executive branch, a bicameral Congress and a Supreme Court. Whereas the U.S. Supreme Court has 9 members selected for life, Mexico’s Supreme Court has 11 members, … Continue reading
Posted in Legal System, Politics
Tagged AMLO, Congress, Mexico City, Norma Lucía Piña Hernández, Supreme Court
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