Tag #Mexican Politics

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Mexico to Digitize 80% of Government Procedures to Combat Corruption

Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum announced a plan to digitize 80% of government procedures and reduce wait times by 50% to fight corruption, with the constitutional reform to be sent to Congress this Thursday; the initiative faces challenges including data protection and inter-agency coordinatio...

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Sheinbaum Prioritizes Housing, Maize Ban in New Mexican Legislative Session

President Claudia Sheinbaum initiated Mexico's next legislative session on February 1st, prioritizing housing reform (Infonavit Law) and a ban on genetically modified maize, alongside judicial and amparo law amendments, following the completion of her predecessor's agenda.

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Mexico's Culture Secretary Faces Budget Constraints and Criticism

Mexico's new Culture Secretary, Claudia Curiel, is holding consultations with artists to address budget cuts and strained relations from the previous administration; however, a limited budget and lack of concrete plans raise concerns about the sector's economic development potential.

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Mexico's Weakened Opposition Leaves Morena Unchallenged

In Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum's 100 days in office contrast sharply with the weakened state of the opposition, allowing Morena to pass controversial reforms unhindered; the article analyzes the challenges facing the main opposition parties—PRD, PRI, MC, and PAN—and their prospects for future growth.

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Mexico in 2025: A Popular President Faces Systemic Challenges

Mexico starts 2025 with a popular president but faces challenges from a weak Congress, a stifled judiciary, and a toothless opposition, while implementing a new statist model with significant constitutional changes.

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Sheinbaum Urges Morena Unity Amidst Concerns Over Legislative Leaders' Tactics

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum called for unity within Morena's legislative leadership, criticizing their controversial tactics and raising concerns about their suitability for addressing significant challenges, including economic instability and potential US actions under Trump 2.0.

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Death of Longtime Mexican Union Leader Highlights Enduring Power Structures

Joel Ayala Almeida, leader of Mexico's FSTSE union for 26 years, died this week, leaving behind a legacy of both influence and criticism. His death highlights deep-rooted patterns of power and the complex relationship between unions and the Mexican government.

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PRI Dissidents Form Civil Organization to Oppose Morena in Mexico

Former and current PRI members in Mexico, including Dulce María Sauri and Enrique Ochoa, are creating a civil organization to oppose Morena, due to internal conflicts and concerns about the INE's weakening, aiming to engage civil society and create a citizen's bloc.

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Mexican Justices' Early Campaigning Undermines Upcoming Judicial Elections

Three Mexican Supreme Court justices and dozens of other judges are accused of using public funds for early campaigning in the upcoming June 1st judicial elections, exploiting a loophole in the recently implemented judicial reform, causing significant challenges to the National Electoral Institute a...

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PAN's Ayala: Symbolic Role in Legislature, Calls for Internal Reform

Noemí Luna Ayala, the second woman to lead Mexico's PAN in the Chamber of Deputies since 2009, describes the party's role as largely symbolic due to Morena's dominance, while emphasizing the need for internal changes and strategic coalition-building for the 2027 elections.

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Mexico's 2024 Institutional Overhaul: A New Era of Governance

In 2024, Mexico's judicial system and autonomous bodies underwent significant reforms, increasing the ruling party's power to implement its agenda, driven by public dissatisfaction with these institutions' perceived ties to discredited parties and their resistance to change.

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Morena's Internal Power Struggle Mirrors PRI's Past, Raising Concerns About Mexican Democracy

The public dispute between Morena's Senate and Chamber of Deputies leaders, Adán Augusto López and Ricardo Monreal, over budget allocation and 90 million pesos in contracts, exposes a power struggle mirroring the PRI's past dominance and raises concerns about a lack of accountability within the ruli...

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