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Recent Posts
- Mexican President Sheinbaum Laments and Condemns Assassination of US Activist Charlie Kirk
- Remittances to Mexico Down Fourth Straight Month
- Nine Elected Supreme Court Justices Now Form the Mexican Supreme Court
- Rubio Travels to Mexico, Speaks with President Sheinbaum and Foreign Minister De La Fuente
- Mexico Daily Post on Sheinbaum and Trump
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Tag Archives: Congress
Brawl in the Mexican Senate
On August 27th, a brawl broke in the Mexican Senate, following a discussion on the possibility of U.S. military intervention in Mexico against drug cartels. You can watch a video of the action right here. From CNN: “A meeting of … Continue reading
Did Mexican President Sheinbaum Incite the Riots in Los Angeles?
Did Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum incite the anti-ICE riots in Los Angeles? That charge has been circulating on the internet. On June 10th, DHS Secretary Kristi Noem said that “Claudia Sheinbaum came out and encouraged more protests in LA, and … Continue reading
Cabinet Profile: Mario Delgado, Secretary of Education
Mario Delgado Carrillo serves as Secretary of Education (Secretario de Educación Pública) in the cabinet of Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum. The official title of the department in Spanish is the Secretaría de Educación Pública (SEP), the Secretariat of Public Education. … 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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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
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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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
Comparison and Contrast of Mexican And U.S. Elections
Mexico has a presidential election every six years. The U.S.A. has a presidential election every four years. Therefore, every 12 years, Mexico and the U.S. have elections the same year. This year, 2024, is one of those years. Election Day … Continue reading
Posted in Politics
Tagged 2024 Mexican Election, 2024 U.S. Election, Claudia Sheinbaum, Congress, Donald Trump, Joe Biden, U.S.A., Voter ID, Xochitl Galvez
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