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Mexican president ramps up rhetoric, economic intervention as election nears

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador's increasing attacks on adversaries and interventions in the economy are part of a calculated drive to cement his legacy and consolidate support for his successor in an election next year.

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Mexico to announce work visa program for Central Americans

Mexico will present a program this week to give Central Americans temporary visas to work on public infrastructure projects, President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said Monday.

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Mexico declares national security protection for Mayan tourist train

Mexico's president said on Thursday that construction and operation of a tourist train project that could cost up to $20 billion is a matter of national security, offering new legal protections for the high-profile public work.

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Mexico president says discussed trade with Argentina's Fernandez, meeting postponed

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said he had spoken to his Argentine counterpart about trade on Wednesday, adding that a planned meeting between the two leaders had been postponed due to scheduling issues.

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Mexico cooperating with U.S. so no 'chaos' or violence at border as Title 42 ends - president

Mexico is cooperating with the United States so there is no chaos or violence on their shared border as U.S. COVID-19 restrictions - known as Title 42 - come to an end, Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said Thursday.

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Mexico president says to present constitutional reform for election of judges, magistrates

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said Wednesday he would present a constitutional reform to have judges and magistrates elected by the people.

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Biden, Mexican president discuss border security before Title 42 end

U.S. President Joe Biden and Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Tuesday discussed border security measures as they prepare for a potential migrant wave when a key U.S. border policy ends this week, the White House said.

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Mexico president slams 'rotten' judiciary after electoral reform setback

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Tuesday criticized the country's judiciary as "rotten," one day after the Supreme Court invalidated part of a set of electoral reforms he had championed.

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Mexican president to discuss migration with Biden ahead of U.S. policy change

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Monday he will discuss migration with U.S. counterpart Joe Biden this week, shortly before a U.S. policy shift that is expected to drive an increase of migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border.

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Mexico president defends son after report alleging corruption

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Thursday defended one of his sons against corruption allegations, rejecting a media report that his son had used his position to help friends win millions of dollars worth of contracts.

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Mexican President Lopez Obrador to meet with Biden adviser Tuesday

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador will meet with White House Homeland Security adviser Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall Tuesday morning in Mexico, Lopez Obrador's office confirmed on Monday.

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Mexican president backs plan to ditch transparency institute

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Friday backed a proposal to scrap Mexico's freedom of information body, adding it to a planned bonfire of autonomous watchdogs and regulators that he argues are unnecessary and hostile toward him.

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Chile's state lithium push emerges as test for Latam resource nationalism

Chilean President Gabriel Boric's pitch last week to enshrine greater state control over lithium is emerging as the latest test for the resource nationalism embraced by Latin America's ascendant left but which has proven tough to implement in practice.

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Mexican president, with COVID, expected to resume activities this week -Interior Minister

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador may return to normal activities as soon as this week as his COVID-19 symptoms improve, a top government official said Wednesday.

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Mexico president in good health amid Covid diagnosis - minister

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador is in good health, the country's health minister Jorge Alcocer said Tuesday, after Lopez Obrador tested positive for COVID-19 and was said to be self isolating.

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Mexico's treatment of migrants raises concern ahead of U.S. policy shift

An impending change in U.S. border policy could put increased pressure on Mexico's migrant detention system and lead to more reports of rights violations, migrant advocates have warned, in the wake of a fire that killed 40 people.

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Mexico president self-isolating after catching COVID-19, under medical treatment: minister

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador is receiving medical treatment and self-isolating after testing positive for COVID-19, the country's Interior Minister Adan Augusto said Monday in a morning press conference.

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Mexican President Tests COVID Positive for 3rd Time

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Sunday that he had tested positive for COVID-19, the third known infection, adding that while he was not seriously ill he would take a few days off. Lopez Obrador, 69, who had a serious heart attack in 2013, reported mild symptoms from…

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Mexico’s president gets COVID third time, says case isn’t serious

Mexico President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Sunday he tested positive for COVID-19 and that his case isn’t serious.

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Mexican president tests positive for COVID-19 for third time

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Mexico's presidential jet sold to Tajikistan, in latest twist to political saga

Mexico's presidential jet has been sold to Tajikistan, the government said on Thursday, seemingly closing the final chapter on a political saga that President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador used repeatedly to assail the excesses of his predecessors.

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Ukraine's Zelenskiy urges Mexico to help deliver his peace plan

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Thursday urged Mexico to help make the case in Latin America for his peace plan for Ukraine, even as tensions persist within the country's ruling party about offering support to Kyiv.

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Mexican president likens top judges to disgraced ex-official after military setback

Mexico's president on Wednesday lashed out at the country's Supreme Court, likening justices who frustrated his plan to hand control of the civilian-led National Guard to the Army to a former minister convicted of taking bribes from a drug cartel.

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Mexico’s AMLO accuses Pentagon of spying, dialing up tensions with US

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador ratcheted up the political infighting with the U.S. by saying Tuesday his country has been a target of espionage by the Pentagon.

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Mexican president accuses Pentagon of spying, vows to restrict military information

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Tuesday accused the Pentagon of spying on his government following leaks in U.S. media, and said he would begin classifying information from the armed forces to protect national security.

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