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Mexican President Sheinbaum Gains More Power After Controversial Move to Dismantle Oversight

Claudia Sheinbaum (Credit: Claudia Sheinbaum Twitter)

Mexico's ruling party Morena took another step toward amassing more power after the Senate approved on Friday a controversial law aimed at eliminating two autonomous government watchdogs,

The bodies, which include those regulating antitrust issues and the country's large energy industry, will be absorbed by existing ministries in the federal government. The lower house had already approved the measure, introduced by former President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) before he left office.

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