The Latest Breaking News from López Obrador

Mexico says protest was organized by a drug gang and a cartel car bomb killed National Guard officer

Mexican security officials have acknowledged that a large demonstration that blocked the main highway to the resort of Acapulco and abducted officials was organized by a drug gangs

The Independent UK · Jul 11, 2023

Mexico's president breaks with tradition in quarrel with scrappy opposition upstart

Mexico’s president has vowed to continue campaigning against the opposition front-runner for the 2024 presidential elections, breaking a longstanding tradition of presidents staying out of the race to succeed them

The Independent UK · Jul 10, 2023

Porfirio Muñoz Ledo, Mexico's veteran political chameleon, has died

Mexico’s veteran political chameleon, Porfirio Muñoz Ledo, has died at the age of 89

The Independent UK · Jul 9, 2023

U.S. Sen. John Cornyn wants the U.S. to train Mexican troops to fight drug cartels

The Republican from Texas introduced the legislation after meeting with Mexico’s president and calling for more cooperation between the two countries.

The Texas Tribune · Jun 22, 2023

In Mexico, primary candidate proposes central role for president's son in next administration

A primary candidate for Mexico's 2024 presidential elections has proposed giving the president's son a central role in the next administration

The Independent UK · Jun 19, 2023

The mayor of a Mexican border city says she will live at an army base for safety

The Tijuana city government said threats to Mayor Montserrat Caballero and bodies discovered in a truck were tied to her administration's results in weapons seizures and arrests of violent suspects.

WEKU · Jun 14, 2023

Mexico's top diplomat resigns to enter primary race for 2024 presidential election

Mexico's top diplomat has resigned his post to enter the primary race for the country's June 2, 2024 presidential election, and Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum says she will do the same Friday

The Independent UK · Jun 12, 2023

Mexico's governing party to decide its presidential nomination by polling

Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador's governing Morena party has decided that a series of five polls over the summer will decide the party's nomination for the June 2024 presidential election

The Independent UK · Jun 12, 2023

Mexican president: Soldiers apparently executed five men, will face prosecution

Mexico’s president has described the slayings of five men caught on security camera footage as an apparent “execution” by soldiers, and has vowed that the perpetrators would face justice

The Independent UK · Jun 7, 2023

Mexico president's ruling party rolls to win in country's most populous state

Mexico’s most populous state has turned its back on decades of single-party rule, deciding to move forward with President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s ruling Morena party

The Independent UK · Jun 5, 2023