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Indigenous lawyer to head Mexico’s supreme court after direct election

Hugo Aguilar, who has links to governing party, topped unprecedented and controversial popular vote

The Guardian - US

Will elections for judges make Mexico the ‘most democratic country in the world’? Critics fear the opposite

On Sunday, Mexico will hold an unprecedented election, becoming the first country in the world to allow voters to elect judges at every level.

The Conversation

What can the global left learn from Mexico – where far-right politics hasn’t taken off?

The leftwing governing party, Morena, has promoted social justice but diluted principle with pragmatism, writes freelance journalist Thomas Graham

The Guardian - UK

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Mexico's security chief quietly forms an elite force to take on the drug cartels

Six years ago Mexico’s president disbanded the country’s Federal Police and handed security responsibilities fully to the military

The Independent UK

'El Mayo' Zambada Had An Amicable Relationship With Former Mexican President AMLO, Journalist Says

Reports have suggested that the Sinaloa cartel financed Andrés Manuel López Obrador's 2006 presidential campaign

Latin Times

Is Mexico Prepared for Mass Deportations?

Border states brace themselves, while the president insists on an optimistic view.

Texas Observer

‘The military has been inserted into the economy’: how the army became ubiquitous in Mexican life

Under the former president Andrés Manuel López Obrador, Mexico’s army acquired a stake in air and sea ports, customs and luxury hotels

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Mexican soldiers will get a pay raise after elimination of oversight agencies, president says

Mexico's president says much of the money gained by eliminating independent oversight and regulatory agencies will go to the army to fund a rise in soldiers’ pay

The Independent UK

Moody's downgrades Mexican government's outlook to 'negative' over weakening of judiciary and debt

Mexico's president has lashed out at Moody’s ratings service after it downgraded the Mexican government’s debt outlook to “negative.”

The Independent UK

U.S. Ambassador To Mexico' Calls The Country's Security Policy a 'Failure, Blames It On AMLO's Lack Of Cooperation

"Coordination failed in the last year, in great part because the previous president did not want to receive help from the United States" said Ken Salazar

Latin Times

Mexico Seems To Drop The Hugs And Embrace The Bullets As Cartel Violence Rages On

Claudia Sheinbaum is apparently pursuing a different strategy than her predecessor, Andrés Manuel López Obrador

Latin Times

Mexico appears to abandon its ‘hugs, not bullets’ strategy as bloodshed plagues the country

For the last six years, Mexico bragged about its oft-questioned policy of “hugs, not bullets,” in which the country’s leaders avoided confrontations with drug cartels that were gradually taking control of large parts of the country

The Independent UK

What to know about changes to Mexico's Constitution that prohibit court challenges to amendments

Mexico’s federal and state legislatures, all dominated by the ruling Morena party, have passed amendments to the Constitution that prohibit courts from challenging any Constitutional reforms

The Independent UK

8 of 11 members of Mexico's Supreme Court to resign in protest of controversial judicial overhaul

Eight justices of Mexico’s Supreme Court have said they will leave the court rather than stand for election as required by a controversial judicial overhaul passed last month

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A violent start to the term of Mexico's new president raises questions about strategy, the army

Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum, in just over three weeks in office, has inherited a whirlwind of violence that many say was set up by her predecessor's policy of not confronting drug cartels and using the army for law-enforcement

The Independent UK

Mexico's president lays out a plan to combat cartel violence. But it looks like more of the same

Mexico’s new president has laid out a plan to combat drug cartel violence

The Guardian - UK

Anger and disgust in Mexico over beheading of newly sworn-in city mayor

Country’s new president to set out public security plans after murder of Alejandro Arcos Catalán in Chilpancingo

Latin Times

In His Final Act as Mexico's President, Andrés Manuel López Obrador Deepens The Military's Power

The new law now fully places the National Guard and its 120,000 troops under the command of the Defense Ministry

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Mexico's New President Sheinbaum To Continue Daily Press Briefings

Explore how Mexico's new President, Claudia Sheinbaum, navigates daily press briefings and public engagement in her unique style.

Latin Times

Three Mexican Troopers Killed in Sinaloa During Operation to Address Cartel Turf War

They were ambushed and killed by criminal groups, according to now former President López Obrador

The Independent UK

Claudia Sheinbaum sworn in as 1st female president of Mexico

Claudia Sheinbaum has been sworn in as Mexico’s first female president, riding the enthusiasm over her predecessor’s social programs but also facing challenges that include stubbornly high levels of violence

The Conversation

Mexico has a trailblazing new president. But does she have any new ideas to tackle spiralling crime?

On October 1, Claudia Sheinbaum will take an oath, receive a sash and become the first female president of Mexico.

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