The Latest Breaking News from Lopez Obrador

Mexican president urges Argentina to accept IMF debt deal

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Thursday urged Argentina to accept a new $45 billion deal with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) instead of defaulting on its debt.

Reuters · Mar 10, 2022

Mexico lashes out at EU lawmakers for criticizing president's media antagonism

Mexico pilloried EU lawmakers on Thursday after the European Parliament passed a resolution urging President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador to tone down his broadsides against the media in a country that has seen a slew of killings of journalists.

Reuters · Mar 10, 2022

Mexican crime reporter killed in Zacatecas, adding to 'chilling' journalist death toll

A Mexican journalist was shot and killed in the central state of Zacatecas on Friday, officials said, the latest in a string of assassinations of media workers this year that has piled criticism on President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador's government.

Reuters · Mar 5, 2022

Mexican ruling party lawmakers eye approving contentious power reform by May

Congressional allies of Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador are seeking to approve before May a contentious reform that would give the state greater control of the electricity sector, a ruling party lawmaker said.

Reuters · Feb 18, 2022

Mexican journalists protest, urge president to stop violence against press

Journalists in the Mexican border city of Tijuana on Thursday held protests to urge President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador to bring to an end the spate of violence that has seen five media workers killed this year.

Reuters · Feb 17, 2022

Mexican president defends disclosure of journalist's purported salary

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Monday defended his decision last week to disclose the purported salary of a prominent journalist, a step which drew widespread criticism at a time of heightened concern for reporters' security in the country.

Reuters · Feb 14, 2022

U.S. avocado blow caps tough week for Mexican president

A U.S. decision to suspend avocado shipments from a violent Mexican state sealed a challenging week for President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, whose approval rating suffered an unusual dip in a tracking poll published on Sunday.

Reuters · Feb 13, 2022

Amid journalist killings, Mexican president tries to shame famous reporter who wrote about his son

MEXICO CITY — Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has long derided journalists as biased, pretentious “sellouts” who are aligned with his political enemies. His morning news conferences feature an occasional segment called “Who’s Who of Lies,” in which he names and shames reporters who he accuses of peddling “fake…

Los Angeles Times · Feb 12, 2022

'It's not personal': Mexican president names critical journalist's salary

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Friday revealed what he said was the salary of a prominent journalist, arguing the public had a right to know about the financial interests of his administration's critics.

Reuters · Feb 11, 2022

Mexico president adopts more conciliatory tone on ties with Spain

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Thursday he wanted to "settle down" relations with Spain, a day after suggesting there should be a pause in ties with Mexico's former colonial power.

Reuters · Feb 10, 2022