Tag Archives: AMLO

Controversial Judicial Reform Amendment Passes Mexican Congress; Next Step is to Be Approved by States

Posted on September 11, 2024 by Allan Wall

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 →

Posted in Legal System, Politics | Tagged AMLO, Luis Donaldo Colosio Riojas, Miguel Ángel Yunes, MORENA, Movimiento Ciudadano, PAN, Senate, Supreme Court, XLVI Legislature (66th Congress) | 1 Comment

Mexico’s 66th Congress Convenes

Posted on September 4, 2024 by Allan Wall

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 →

Posted in Politics | Tagged AMLO, Claudia Sheinbaum, Congress, Gerardo Fernández Noroña, Ifigenia Martinez, MORENA Party, XLVI Legislature (66th Congress) | 1 Comment

AMLO, the Mexican Congress, Mexican Judiciary and Foreign Meddling

Posted on August 29, 2024 by Allan Wall

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 →

Posted in Legal System, Politics | Tagged AMLO, Araceli Saucedo, Associated Press, Canada, Citibanamex, Claudia Sheinbaum, Congress, Graeme Clark, Jose Sabino, Ken Salazar, Morgan Stanley, Supreme Court, Xochitl Galvez | 1 Comment

New Mexican Congress Set to Convene on the 1st of September

Posted on August 25, 2024 by Allan Wall

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 | Leave a comment

The AMLO-Sheinbaum Transition

Posted on August 16, 2024 by Allan Wall

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 →

Posted in Politics | Tagged 2024 Mexican Election, AMLO, Claudia Sheinbaum, Congress, TEPJF | 1 Comment

Claudia Sheinbaum Forms Her Cabinet

Posted on August 7, 2024 by Allan Wall

Claudia Sheinbaum won the Mexican presidential election on June 2nd and is slated to take office October 1st. As part of the transition period,she has been naming her cabinet officials. Claudia Sheinbaum’s Cabinet Picks: 2. Secretario de Relaciones Exteriores (Foreign … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics | Tagged Alicia Barcena, AMLO, Cabinet, Claudia Sheinbaum, Juan Ramon de la Fuente, Marcelo Ebrard, Mario Delgado Carrillo, Omar Garcia Harfuch, Rogelio Ramirez de la O, UNAM | Leave a comment

Mexican Corporations Extorted by Drug Cartels

Posted on August 2, 2024 by Allan Wall

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 | 1 Comment

The Astonishing Growth and Power of Mexico’s MORENA Party

Posted on June 23, 2024 by Allan Wall

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 | 2 Comments

Who is Claudia Sheinbaum, Mexico’s Next President?

Posted on June 21, 2024 by Allan Wall

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 | Leave a comment

Public Assistance and the Sheinbaum Triumph

Posted on June 14, 2024 by Allan Wall

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 | Leave a comment