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Highlights of this morning’s presidential press conference include: On May 1, AMLO will present the Pension Fund for Well-Being. On that day, information will be provided on how workers will be compensated so that when they retire they will receive 100% of their salary as a pension; according to the latest National Statistics Institute (INEGI) survey on the happiness of Mexicans, the indicator is at its highest level since January 2015 (at an average of 6.6). Globally, Mexico ranks 25th in happiness among 143 countries and has advanced 11 places compared to 2022; the President reiterated that the Amnesty Law will help clarify cases such as that of the missing 43 Ayotzinapa students, since those who have information and are being threatened will be able to testify and provide evidence, while being protected, as long as they help break the pact of silence; AMLO announced that he signed an agreement for Chetumal, Quintana Roo, to become a duty free zone; the new Felipe Angeles International Airport has already reached its break-even point and is posting profits.

Highlights of this morning’s presidential press conference include: AMLO reiterated his criticism of the US State Department's human rights report. He insisted that these are recommendations that violate nations’ sovereignty and questioned its issuing advice on human rights, when the United States is the main supplier of arms in the world; the President called on the Supreme Court to promptly and expeditiously resolve the case of the 22 billion peso (US$1.27 billion) tax debt owed by business magnate Salinas Pliego's companies; AMLO welcomed the Federal Electoral Tribunal’s decision not to not cancel the morning press conferences as a victory for freedom of expression.

Highlights of this morning’s presidential press conference include: AMLO charged that the US State Department report on the status of human rights in others countries flagrantly violates international law and the independence and sovereignty of peoples by intervening without any basis in the internal affairs of other nations; the Institute for Social Security and Services for State Workers (ISSSTE) Transformation project has enabled the construction of six new medical units, with 6,472 health-care workers having been hired to work in these medical centers; the dirty campaigns against the President and in opposition to the Pension Reform were exposed.

Highlights of this morning’s presidential press conference include: AMLO welcomed the Chamber of Deputies’ approval of the Pension Reform, which will benefit 28 million workers with pensions equal to their current salary. However the President warned there is a risk that it will be declared unconstitutional because the Supreme Court is at the service of the privileged few; the Mexican Government is providing protection to 360 candidates for elected office; The President said the new Amnesty Law would help resolve the government’s priority cases, such as the disappearance of the 43 Ayotzinapa students; the Clinic is Ours program is being applied in 11,974 health-care centers for the improvement of infrastructure and equipment of first-level medical care. Progress in organizing assemblies to identify the needs of each clinic is at the 98.1% mark.

Highlights of this morning’s presidential press conference include: AMLO said that the incident involving Morena presidential candidate Claudia Sheinbaum, who was intercepted by hooded men during her tour of Chiapas, was staged. The President raised questions as to why Latinus, widely perceived as linked to the opposition, was the only media present when the men stopped Sheinbaum’s vehicle; Minister of Foreign Relations Alicia Bárcena reported that only 227,112 Mexicans, out of the 1,585,278 living abroad who have voter ID cards, registered to cast ballots in 2024. The National Electoral Institute (INE) is investigating the status of thousands of applicants whose request is pending; the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is working on a safe-conduct pass for former Ecuadorian Vice President Jorge Glas so he can travel to Mexico and remain in the country as an asylum seeker; the President confirmed the arrest of Abraham Oseguera Cervantes, alias "Don Rodo", brother of Nemesio Oseguera, alias "El Mencho", leader of the New Generation-Jalisco Cartel.

This morning’s presidential press conference was mainly devoted to providing information on and refuting and debunking media distortions concerning the upcoming Pension Reform. Minister of the Interior Luisa Alcalde explained that the Reform will guarantee that workers who earn up to the average salary of those affiliated to the Mexican Social Security Institute will be able to retire with 100% of their salary, through a solidarity supplement. 75% of the financing for the Pension Fund for Well-Being, which will guarantee payment of the solidarity complement, will come from property seized by the Institute to Return What was Stolen to the People, and resources derived other public sector sources as well as funds from unclaimed and inactive Retirement Fund Management (Afore) accounts. It was emphasized that the Pension Reform will not involve confiscating or expropriating workers’ active Afore accounts.

Highlights of this morning’s presidential press conference include: AMLO reported that, in collaboration with Brazil and Bolivia, efforts are underway for a safe-conduct pass for former Ecuadorian vice-president Jorge Glas, who would be granted asylum in Mexico; Minister of the Interior Luisa Alcalde explained that the Senate approved two reforms, to the Amnesty Law and the Amparo Law, the latter to prevent judges and justices from issuing provisional suspensions against laws or reforms approved by Congress; according to the National Statistics Institute, in March 2024, 53.5% of the adult population have trust in the President at a level of 8 to 10. Federal government institutions involved in public security also enjoyed high trust levels, with numbers rising from December 2023 to March 2024.