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.
The first female president of Mexico has high levels of support but still faces key challenges to maintain stability and implement her political program.
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.
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.
The opposition has not ceased its attacks on the already approved Judicial Reform, meanwhile the MORENA government continues to approve new constitutional reforms, such as the Reform of Indigenous and Afro-Mexican Peoples.
The reform, which has caused significant resistance from the right, proposes the election by popular vote of all judges, the separation of responsibilities of the Judiciary Council, and the establishment of new rules for judicial proceedings
Sheinbaum’s appointees are characterized by meritocracy, continuity from the previous administration, and loyalty to her and MORENA party.
The progressive leader is making history as the first woman president in North America and has vowed to follow in the footsteps of her colleague President López Obrador in building an anti-neoliberal economic development model
Claudia Sheinbaum, the former Head of government of Mexico City, will seek to carry forward the legacy of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) and continue the Fourth Transformation of the country
Former senator Xóchitl Gálvez of the National Action Party (PAN) was chosen as the presidential candidate of Mexico’s right-wing opposition alliance, Frente Amplio por México, for the June 2024 elections
Four polling companies have begun conducting a national survey for the Morena party to help determine who will be its candidate for the 2024 presidential elections
Since assuming office, President President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, popularly known as AMLO, has taken significant steps in strengthening Mexico’s sovereignty and challenging the hegemony of the United States. His administration has also made enormous strides in uplifting poor and working people in Mexico