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By Meizhu Lui The June 2 presidential election of Claudia Sheinbaum made international headlines and gave an enthusiastic boost to Latin America’s Pink Tide. The […]

Highlights of this morning’s presidential press conference include: Ahead of the presidential succession, AMLO said he was very pleased with what his administration has achieved. "I am about to say 'mission accomplished' [...] I was able to contribute to making democracy a reality, the power of the people.”; Lopez Obrador reiterated his confidence in Mexico's virtual president-elect, Claudia Sheinbaum. "She is a giant. She will be able, without any problem (to lead the country). [...] There is nothing that I see that could represent an obstacle for Mexico to continue growing and its people to continue benefiting," he said; the President congratulated journalist Julian Assange for obtaining his freedom, after five years in prison and seven years as an asylum seeker in the Ecuadorian Embassy in London, due to accusations of violating U.S. security by making documents on government corruption and human rights abuses public; Minister of Security and Citizen Protection Rosa Icela Rodríguez rejected the narrative peddled by opposition groups alleging that the 2024 elections were the most violent in recent history. She explained that in 2018 there were 20 candidates murdered, while in 2024 there were 12 regrettable homicides.

By David Raby This article first appeared in Morning Star. The landslide victory of Claudia Sheinbaum and Morena (strictly speaking, the Let’s Keep Making History […]

Highlights of this morning’s presidential press conference include: AMLO welcomed President-Elect Claudia Sheinbaum’s announcement that one of her first governmental decisions will be to place the National Guard under the direction of the Ministry of National Defense. It is a guarantee that the National Guard will not be corrupted, he said; the President rejected the criticism leveled by former US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo regarding Mexico’s Judicial Reform, charging that such remarks constitute interventionism; President Lopez Obrador announced that the problem of avocado exports from Michoacán to the US is about to be resolved; the President indicated that he is preparing a personal report on the Ayotzinapa case, which will be delivered to the parents of the 43 missing teacher training college students. He reiterated that there is no evidence that the Army intervened in the disappearance of the youths, otherwise action would have already been taken; AMLO rejected claims by opposition-aligned journalist Carlos Loret de Mola that that he was being investigated and persecuted by the Mexican Government. The President clarified that it might be that the Financial Investigation Unit (UIF), responsible for detecting crimes such as money laundering, is looking into unusual movements in Loret de Mora’s bank accounts.

By Jose Luis Hernandez Ayala Beyond the purely electoral effects — winning the presidency of the Republic, seven of nine state governorships, and a qualified […]

Highlights of this morning’s presidential press conference include: AMLO hailed the first cabinet appointments made by President-Elect Claudia Sheinbaum. He also welcomed Sheinbaum’s decision to create the Ministry of Science, Humanities, Technology, and Innovation; the President said the first of Sheinbaum’s cabinet appointments, including Rogelio Ramírez de la O as Minister of Finance, has generated stability in the financial markets and decreased the volatility of the peso; AMLO emphasized that the rescuing of the Federal Electricity Commission has benefitted the population, since electricity rates have not increased. The CFE now produces 54% of the country’s electric energy requirements.

Highlights of this morning’s presidential press conference include: AMLO explained that he did not offend former opposition presidential candidate Xóchitl Gálvez, as determined by the Federal Electoral Tribunal, which held him responsible for having incurred in symbolic violence. "There is no proof of that; I didn’t do it out of principle, I don’t offend anyone, least of all a woman", he said; the National Water Commission is implementing 18 priority projects that together involve an investment of over US$5.99 billion. These projects will benefit more than 24.6 million inhabitants and 100,000 hectares of irrigated land; on July 3, the President will deliver a report on the Ayotzinapa case to the parents of the 43 missing youths.