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Mexico's president promises total withdrawal after term ends

Mexico's president is probably the most powerful political figure the country has had in decades

The Independent UK

Mexico City’s crumbling metro system casts shadow on mayor’s 2024 ambitions

String of mishaps on cantankerous subway system could throw a wrench in Claudia Sheinbaum’s presidential aspirations

The Guardian - US

Analysis-Mexico City metro exposes "Achilles heel" of mayor's presidential dreams

The second major accident in the Mexico City metro in as many years and a series of recent mishaps in the transport system have piled pressure on Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum, one of the favorites to become the country's next president.

Reuters

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Senior Mexican official quits to run against ruling party in state election

A top Mexican security official said on Friday he had resigned to seek the governorship of the northern state of Coahuila against the candidate of the ruling party of Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador.

Reuters

Mexico's buck-toothed cartoon president ruled 'electoral violation'

A buck-toothed cartoon version of Mexico's president constitutes an "electoral violation," the country's electoral tribunal ruled Wednesday, arguing use of the popular caricature in official propaganda gave party candidates an unfair advantage.

Reuters

Mexico lower house backs lesser electoral overhaul after first plan fails

Mexico's lower house of Congress approved an alternative overhaul of electoral laws early Wednesday, just hours after President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador's initial, more ambitious bill failed to win the two-thirds majority it needed.

Reuters

Analysis-Mexican president's electoral gambit breathes life into opposition

The Mexican president's determination to carry out a contentious electoral overhaul has helped unite a fractured opposition ahead of the last major elections before the country chooses a new leader in 2024.

Reuters

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Four years after his inauguration, why is Mexico’s leader still campaigning?

Barred from re-election, Lopez Obrador is accused of bussing in supporters to drum up support for his successor

The Guardian - US

Mexico's President López Obrador leads a massive pro-government march

Hundreds of thousands of people marched in Mexico's capital Sunday to support President Andrés Manuel López Obrador and his proposals to reform the country's electoral authority.

WEKU

Mexico's president leads massive pro-government march through capital

Hundreds of thousands of people marched in Mexico’s capital Sunday in a show of support for President Manuel López Obrador, who before assuming the presidency had led some of the country’s biggest protests.

France 24

Mexico's López Obrador leads massive pro-government march

Hundreds of thousands of people have marched in Mexico’s capital in a show of support for President Manuel López Obrador, who before assuming the presidency led some of the country’s biggest protests

The Independent UK

Mexico succession puts scientist on path to be first woman president

The most historic legacy of President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, a left-leaning resource nationalist who casts his administration as a turning point in the annals of Mexico, may be to pave the way for the country's first woman leader.

Reuters

Mexico’s Dying Democracy

AMLO and the toll of authoritarian populism.

Foreign Affairs

Mexico City mayor eyes history in bid to be first female president

Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum, a trained physicist vying to become the country's first female president, is hoping her environmental credentials and success in curbing crime will help set her apart in the race for the top job in 2024.

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Mexico's lower house votes to extend army's street presence until 2028 to tackle rampant violence

Mexico's lower house of Congress on Wednesday voted to keep the army on the country's streets until 2028, raising fears about the president's efforts to militarize public security.

Reuters

Mexico City mayor narrowly leads ruling party presidential race, poll shows

Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum holds a slight advantage over Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard in the race to be the ruling party's candidate in the presidential election of 2024, an opinion poll showed on Wednesday.

Reuters

Mexico president doubles down on Hitler comparison with Jewish analyst after protest

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Thursday said he was right to compare a prominent Mexican Jewish figure to Adolf Hitler for his political mindset, shrugging off a protest from the country's Jewish community.

The Independent UK

Mexico president's party wins 4 of 6 governorships on ballot

Mexican electoral authorities say the party of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has continued its consolidation of power by winning four of the six governorships on ballot in local elections

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Mexican president's party wins most states in Sunday elections

Mexico's ruling party won four of six state elections held on Sunday, preliminary results showed on Monday, strengthening President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador's grip on power ahead of the contest to succeed him in 2024.

Reuters

Mexico ruling party poised to win at least four more states in election

Mexico's ruling party was on track to win four of six state elections on Sunday, preliminary results showed, tightening President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador's hold on power in the run-up to the contest to succeed him in 2024.

The Independent UK

President's party looks to clean up in state races in Mexico

Sunday’s gubernatorial elections in six Mexican states may be the high-water mark for President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s Morena party, which is poised to take at least four of the six races

Benzinga

The Mexican Senate President's Model To Regulate Cannabis: 'There Is No Room For Prohibitionist Policies'

By Franca Quarneti, via El Planteo. “There is no room for prohibitionist policies. We are the Mexico of freedoms.”

Chicago Sun-Times

López Obrador won Mexico presidential recall vote, but critics blast electioneering tactics

The president, whose victory never was in doubt, benefited from his Morena party’s use of illegal tactics to get out the vote that critics say could weaken Mexico’s democracy.

The Independent UK

Old-style government practices seen in Mexican recall vote

Analysts in Mexico say President Andrés Manuel López Obrador's recall vote could, paradoxically, leave Mexico's democracy weaker

Tribune News Service

AMLO wins 90% of Mexico recall referendum votes, exit poll says

Mexico President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador looks to have overwhelmingly won the referendum he called on his own presidency, according to an exit poll by El Financiero newspaper.

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