Mexico
100 days of Claudia Sheinbaum

With 350,000 in attendance, Claudia Sheinbaum’s Zocalo rally on shows Mexico’s fourth transformation is stronger than ever

Mexico prepares its consulates in the US to face Trump’s mass deportations

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum reaffirms support for migrants amid Trump’s deportation plans, and proposes a regional summit to address the causes of immigration.

Claudia Sheinbaum debunks NY Times report on fentanyl production

The report comes just days after president-elect Donald Trump said he would impose a 25% tariff on Mexican products if the country did not stop fentanyl from entering the US from Mexico.

Claudia Sheinbaum stands up to Donald Trump, calls for respect of migrants’ human rights

The Mexican President told the press that it is not true that she informed the US President-elect that she would close the border between both countries, contradicting statements from Trump about their conversation.

China and Mexico stand firm in the face of Trump’s tariff threats

Trump threatens Mexico, Canada, and China to increase tariffs on products from those countries until migrant arrivals and drug imports decrease. The three countries responded.

Mexico’s Judicial Reform survives latest right-wing attack

Opposition forces in Mexico were defeated in their effort to destroy the Judicial Reform promoted by the Morena governments. This time, the Supreme Court dismissed a lawsuit seeking to limit the number of judges that should be elected by popular vote.

Claudia Sheinbaum de-privatizes two major oil and energy companies

The measure de-privatizes two large Mexican companies, one dedicated to the extraction and commercialization of oil, and the other dedicated to providing electricity and internet to Mexicans.

Mexican security chief under Felipe Calderón sentenced to 38 years in prison for drug trafficking

The heavy sentence links Genaro García Luna to the Sinaloa cartel, revealing the deep ties between the Calderón administration and one of the most powerful drug trafficking groups in the world.

López Obrador and the Fourth Transformation

In part three of our series on Mexican President AMLO, we will review some of the achievements and challenges he faced throughout his presidential administration.

(Some) challenges facing Claudia Sheinbaum

The first female president of Mexico has high levels of support but still faces key challenges to maintain stability and implement her political program.

AMLO and his eternal struggle to refound Mexico

In this piece, we talk about AMLO’s two subsequent presidential elections and the formation of Morena, the political party that brought the progressive politician to power.

Claudia Sheinbaum sworn in as president of Mexico

Mexico’s first female president has vowed to continue and deepen the project of the Fourth Transformation started by her predecessor Andrés Manuel López Obrador.