Autor: Redaccion RGN Ingles

Por Pedro Gellert

o-hosts José Luis Granados Ceja and Kurt Hackbarth analyze the winners and losers of the second presidential debate in Mexico and refute the notion that there’s an unfair playing field in this election. In the second half of the program, Kurt and José Luis breakdown the effort by Mexico City’s electoral watchdog to censor talk about Santiago Taboada’s links to the housing cartel

Highlights of this morning’s presidential press conference include: AMLO noted the Supreme Court ruling indicating the importance of products containing "clear labeling" so that consumers know what they contain; President López Obrador will hold a meeting with union leaders on May 1 and will present a report on policies to benefit workers. The Pension Law reform, which guarantees higher pensions, is expected to be signed on that day; The President indicated his support for Roberto Canseco, the head of the Mexican diplomatic mission in Ecuador, after he was publicly attacked by the Ecuadorian Attorney General. He said that Canseco is a source of pride for Mexico’s foreign policy, for defending the right to asylum and the nation’s sovereignty during the raid on the country’s embassy in Quito.

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.