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Mexican president wins 90% backing in leadership vote he sought

Nine out of ten Mexicans voting on Sunday in an unprecedented recall election engineered by President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador backed him to stay in office, underlining his domination of a polarized political agenda.

Reuters · Apr 10, 2022

Mexico says it does not accept Russian invasion of Ukraine

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Saturday that Mexico does not accept the Russian invasion of Ukraine in a video message released to coincide with a global event in support of Ukrainian victims of the conflict.

Reuters · Apr 9, 2022

Lopez Obrador to miss Ukraine aid meeting, will send video condemning invasion

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Wednesday said he would be unable to attend an event in support of Ukrainian victims of the conflict with Russia, but would send a video condemning Moscow's invasion.

Reuters · Apr 6, 2022

Mexican president poised to win historic, polarizing referendum on his rule

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador is this month poised for victory in a referendum on his rule that could fortify his authority during the final stretch of his administration even as critics dismiss the vote as a sideshow.

Reuters · Apr 1, 2022

Mexican president eyes food price controls if inflation stays high

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Thursday his government will seek to control food prices if inflation cannot be brought down.

Reuters · Mar 31, 2022

Mexico's president floats proposal for public to pick electoral authorities

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Tuesday he will send a proposal to Congress in April aimed at letting citizens elect electoral authorities, sparking concerns the move could presage a power grab.

Reuters · Mar 29, 2022

Shooting at cockfight in Mexico kills at least 19

At least 19 people were killed in a shooting Sunday night in Mexico’s Michoacan state, the latest in a string of mass killings as cartels war over territory in various parts of the country.

Tribune News Service · Mar 28, 2022

Mexican president taps predecessor's jet for wedding, birthday rentals

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Monday his predecessor's luxury jet will be rented out privately for special occasions like weddings and birthdays after his government tried and failed to sell it over the past three years.

Reuters · Mar 28, 2022

Gunmen kill 20 at cockfight in troubled western Mexican state

Gunmen massacred 20 people on Sunday night in a suspected gangland attack at a clandestine cockfighting venue in western Mexico, authorities said, in one of the worst mass shootings under the current government.

Reuters · Mar 28, 2022

Mexico's president downplays U.S. claim of Russian agents in Mexico

Mexico's president on Friday said he had no information about comments from a U.S. general that Russian intelligence agents are based in Mexico, and reiterated Mexico's non-interventionist stance.

Reuters · Mar 25, 2022