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Conversations between Mexico and the United States Signal Changes on Cooperation

03/18/21 (written by scortez) – On March 1, Mexican President AndrĂ©s Manuel LĂłpez Obrador, nicknamed AMLO, met virtually with U.S. President Joe Biden to discuss cooperation on several key issues. …

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Defining the Candidacy of FĂ©lix Salgado Macedonio

03/09/21 (written by tmcginnis) – FĂ©lix Salgado Macedonio, former senator and now a registered candidate for the governorship of Guerrero for the 2021 state elections, faces multiple allegations of sexual …

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Two Years of AMLO in Office: A Brief Look at his Security Strategy

02/01/2021 (written by emarinoni) – It has been just over two years since Mexican President AndrĂ©s Manuel LĂłpez Obrador, commonly known as AMLO, took office in December 2018. This provides …

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Mexico Clears Former Defense Minister Cienfuegos of Criminal Allegations

01/26/21 (written by rramos) — On January 14, Mexico’s Attorney General’s Office (FiscalĂ­a General de la RepĂşblica, FGR) announced in a press release that it would not prosecute General Salvador …

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Mexican Security Law Reforms May Impact Bilateral Initiatives on Organized Crime

01/11/21 (written by tmcginnis) — The National Regeneration Movement (Movimiento RegeneraciĂłn Nacional, MORENA), President AndrĂ©s Manuel LĂłpez Obrador’s (AMLO) ruling party, passed a new law that curbs the role of …

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Female Mayor of Jamapa is Kidnapped and Murdered

12/02/20 (written by vrice)— Florisel RĂ­os DelfĂ­n, Mayor of Veracruz’s Jamapa municipality, was kidnapped from her home late on November 10, 2020 by ten armed men. The mayor was found …

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Two Former High-ranking Federal and State Officials Face Charges of Corruption

11/10/20 (written by kheinle) — The LĂłpez Obrador administration’s efforts to root out corruption continue, this time with two officials at the federal and state level facing charges. Corruption at …

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Feminists symbolically occupy MORENA headquarters amidst sexual assault accusations

11/10/20 (written by vrice) – Feminist activists mobilized on October 12th, blocking the entrance to the Mexico City headquarters of the National Regeneration Movement (Movimiento RegeneraciĂłn Nacional, MORENA/Morena), the political …

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President LĂłpez Obrador Targets His Predecessors with a Referendum on Corruption

10/20/20 (written by kheinle) – President AndrĂ©s Manuel LĂłpez Obrador is throwing the weight of the Supreme Court (Suprema Corte de Justicia de MĂ©xico, SCJN) behind a referendum to address …

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