The Latest Breaking News from López Obrador

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 · Nov 28, 2022

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 · Nov 27, 2022

Mexico's domestic airline industry in shambles

Mexico’s domestic airline industry is in shambles, plagued by safety problems, a downgrade of Mexico’s safety rating, and vandalism

The Independent UK · Nov 25, 2022

Mexico's president plans regional meeting of leaders

Mexico’s president says he'll host a meeting of leaders from Latin America this month, including most of the wave of recently elected leftists

The Independent UK · Nov 7, 2022

Cuba to send Mexico rocks as well as docs

After raising controversy by hiring hundreds of Cuban doctors, Mexico's president is set to anger critics again, by announcing plans to buy crushed rock ballast from Cuba for a tourist train project

The Independent UK · Nov 4, 2022

In Mexico, ruling party infighting gets worse

A blistering display of bare-knuckled political infighting has broken out in President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s Morena party, complete with rumors of secret wiretaps and drug cartel ties

The Independent UK · Oct 26, 2022

Mexico’s Dying Democracy

AMLO and the toll of authoritarian populism.

Foreign Affairs · Oct 21, 2022

Biden, Mexico's López Obrador discuss immigration, summit

Presidents Joe Biden and Andrés Manuel López Obrador spoke Tuesday as a growing number of migrants from crisis-gripped Venezuela arrive at the U.S.-Mexico border

The Independent UK · Oct 19, 2022

Mexican congress approves keeping military in police work

Mexico's Congress has approved a constitutional reform that allows the armed forces to continue in domestic law enforcement duties until 2028

The Independent UK · Oct 13, 2022

Mexico president taps tax agency head for Economy Department

Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has chosen the head of the country's tax agency to fill the cabinet-level post of secretary of the economy

The Independent UK · Oct 7, 2022