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Highlights of this morning’s presidential press conference include: President López Obrador said he would not be passing on any unresolved problems to the incoming administration, as the foundations for the country’s transformation have been laid; at least 35 Facebook pages posing as media outlets, active since 2024, circulate content against the Mexican federal government. One of the bodies paying for these pages is the Chihuahua state government; it is not true that organized crime-related arrests have declined, as reported by The Wall Street Journal; It was revealed that the company Euthenicks, whose partner is Ximena Céspedes, president of the Communication Committee of the Mexican Employers Confederation, finances the dirty campaign against President López Obrador on Facebook.

Highlights of this morning’s presidential press conference include: AMLO warned that opposition groups are plotting to nullify the upcoming elections, with the help of the judicial branch; the President estimated that by the end of his administration, homicides will have decreased by 25%, given the continued downtrend in the corresponding crime stats. Homicides are down 23% in the current administration; AMLO reiterated that the IMSS Bienestar well-being program will be consolidated before the end of his presidency. It will provide free medical services and pharmaceuticals to those without social security; Minister of Foreign Relations Alicia Bárcena, on behalf of Mexico, is working with the international community to stabilize the situation in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.

Highlights of this morning’s morning press conference include: President Andrés Manuel López Obrador stressed the importance of a principled approach to politics and later on in the conference argued for the use of non-violence in achieving goals. He also hailed the women who participated in the March 8 demonstrations; Mexico has one of the lowest gasoline prices in the world, at US$1.36 per liter; the President sent his condolences to the family of the young man who was murdered at a checkpoint in the state of Guerrero set up by state police. He explained that, according to initial reports, it was an abuse of authority, for which he declared that those responsible will be punished and there will be no impunity. The officers involved are already in custody.