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Cabinet Profile: Marcelo Ebrard, Secretary of the Economy

Posted on February 19, 2025 by Allan Wall

Marcelo Ebrard serves as Secretary of the Economy (Secretario de Economía) in the cabinet of President Claudia Sheinbaum. The official title of the department in Spanish is the Secretaría de Economía (SE), the Secretariat of the Economy. The person heading … Continue reading →

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Cabinet Profile: Ariadna Montiel Reyes, Secretary of Welfare

Posted on December 8, 2024 by Allan Wall

Ariadna Montiel Reyes serves as Secretaria de Bienestar on the Cabinet of President Claudia Sheinbaum. Secretaria de Bienestar  is translated into English as “Secretary of Welfare”. Her department is the  Secretaría de Bienestar, the Secretariat of Welfare. Ariadna Montiel was … Continue reading →

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PAN Problem – Not Enough Members

Posted on December 2, 2024 by Allan Wall

The center-right PAN – Partido Acción Nacional – is Mexico’s biggest opposition party and recently elected a new leader, Jorge Romero. However, as recently reported in Excelsior, the PAN has a big problem – not enough members. In Mexico, a … Continue reading →

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Sunset of the ‘Sol Azteca’ – The Once-Powerful PRD Party Loses Its National Registry

Posted on September 21, 2024 by Allan Wall

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 →

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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 →

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The 2024 Mexican Election

Posted on March 22, 2024 by Allan Wall

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 →

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