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Commentary: Why does Mexico’s president want to dismantle the democratic system that elected him?

No president in modern Mexican history has enjoyed as much of a mandate as Andrés Manuel López Obrador. It is a shame he is so determined to invest it in a quest to dismantle the much-admired democratic institution that made his election possible in the first place.

Los Angeles Times

Mexico protests: fears for democracy prompt mass demonstrations

Electoral reforms proposed by the Mexican government have sparked huge protests across the country. Hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets in more than 100 towns and cities in opposition to legislation passed by the government of Andrés Manuel López Obrador. The reform will slash funding to the…

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Mexican president says Tesla to build plant in Mexico

Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said Tuesday that electric car company Tesla has committed to building a plant in the city of Monterrey, an industrial hub in northern Mexico

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First Thing: Settler violence in West Bank escalates

Rampage in Palestinian village likened to ‘Kristallnacht in Huwara’ with one dead and 350 hurt. Plus, what’s the ethical alternative to veganism?Don’t already get First Thing in your inbox? Sign up here

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Mexican president Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador shares ‘proof’ of woodland elf

The poor-quality image shows an unidentified creature with luminous white eyes and long white hair

The Independent UK

Mexican president shares ‘proof’ of woodland elf

The poor-quality image shows an unidentified creature with luminous white eyes and long white hair

The Independent UK

Tens of thousands protest Mexico's electoral law changes

Tens of thousands of people filled Mexico City's vast main plaza Sunday to protest President Andrés Manuel López Obrador's electoral law changes they say threaten democracy.

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Cuban president to get Mexico's highest medal for foreigners

In the latest chapter in Mexico's love-fest with Cuba, Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel will be awarded Mexico's highest medal when he visits the southern Mexico city of Campeche on Saturday

The Independent UK

Mexico's president says he won't seek an unconstitutional second term

His comments are important, because democracy in Latin America is in retreat. The president of El Salvador has announced he will defy constitutional term limits and run again for president next year.

WEKU

Ex-Mexico security chief’s trial poised to lift lid on US and Mexico’s ‘war on drugs’

Genaro García Luna, accused of accepting millions in bribes from cartels, in trial that could implicate officials on both sides of border

The Guardian - US

US-Mexico-Canada summit deals lean toward symbolism, not substance

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden, Mexican counterpart Andrés Manuel López Obrador and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau unveiled a series of new commitments Tuesday designed to show regional cooperation on trade, migration and energy.

Los Angeles Times

Talks between Biden and Mexico's López Obrador got off to a bit of a rough start

The two leaders set out to talk about working together on migration, fentanyl interdiction and the economy. But first, they sparred over the history of U.S. support in Latin America.

WEKU

Analysis: Biden’s Mexico visit comes amid tension on immigration, fentanyl, energy

MEXICO CITY — In the first visit to Mexico by a U.S. leader in almost a decade, President Biden met with Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador on Monday to discuss trade, the drug war and record levels of illicit immigration in a wide-ranging conversation that was mostly cordial but…

Los Angeles Times

Mexican capo's arrest a gesture to US, not signal of change

Mexico’s capture of a son of former Sinaloa cartel boss Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán this week likely is an isolated nod to a drug war strategy that Mexico’s current administration has abandoned rather than a sign that President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s thinking has changed

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Twenty-four hours of terror as cartel violence engulfs Mexican city

At least 29 people killed in Culiacán as drug cartel gunmen fight bloody battle to stop transport of El Chapo’s son after arrest

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2022 is deadliest year on record for Mexican journalists

The deadliest year in at least three decades for Mexican journalists and media workers is nearing its close, with 15 killed

WEKU

After a Ticketmaster snafu, Mexico's president asks Bad Bunny to hold a free concert

After hundreds of ticket holders were denied entry to Bad Bunny's shows in Mexico City last weekend, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador is asking the star to put on another concert for free.

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Mexico president asks Bad Bunny to give free concert after Ticketmaster debacle

Andrés Manuel López Obrador calls on Puerto Rican reggaeton star to perform after fans turned away from sold-out show

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The Independent UK

Mexico's president likely to leave big projects unfinished

Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador loves big projects and hates unfinished ones, but that is likely what he will leave his successor when he leaves office at the end of 2024

The Guardian - US

As Mexico’s epidemic of violence rages on, authorities seem powerless to stop it

With more than 26,000 murders this year, it is clear the president’s strategy of using the military to control the crime gangs has failed

The Independent UK

Mexican president suffers court reverse, tensions rise

Mexico's Supreme Court has struck down part of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador's ‘jail, no bail’ program

The Independent UK

Mexico president dismisses massive protest against reforms

Mexico President Andrés Manuel López Obrador says the tens of thousands who demonstrated against his proposal to overhaul the country’s electoral authority were people in favor of privilege, racism and classism

The Independent UK

Massive turnout in defense of Mexico's electoral authority

Tens of thousands of people have packed the capital’s main boulevard to protest President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s proposal to overhaul the country’s electoral authority in the largest demonstration against one of the president’s efforts during his nearly four years in office

The Guardian - UK

Mexico will try to ‘deceive the world’ at Cop27, experts warn

President not expected to attend summit but critics cast doubt on veracity of pledges the country could make

The Independent UK

Botched autopsy in Mexico killing leads to cover-up charge

The killing of a young woman in Mexico City has brought accusations of a cover-up against authorities in a neighboring state who allegedly botched her autopsy

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