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SUMMARY – MORNING PRESIDENTIAL PRESS CONFERENCE – FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2024

febrero 9, 2024 |
Highlights of this morning's presidential press conference include: AMLO explained that the reforms to support agricultural production seek to constitutionally enshrine four programs and basic food prices; the President emphasized that one of the reforms aims to codify austerity as a State policy; the Mexican government is investigating yesterday's murder of disappeared/missing persons activist Angelita Meraz Leon.

SUMMARY – MORNING PRESIDENTIAL PRESS CONFERENCE – THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2024

febrero 8, 2024 |
Highlights of this morning's presidential press conference include: AMLO reiterated that the reform package he sent to Congress seeks to constitutionally enshrine basic social rights and guarantee continued government support regard of whoever is in office; the President said he would not allow Mexico to be used as punching bag in the upcoming US elections, as Republicans seek to use the immigration issue to rally voter support. Mexico urges that the root causes of migration be addressed as a way to keep people in their home countries.

SUMMARY – MORNING PRESIDENTIAL PRESS CONFERENCE – WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2024

febrero 7, 2024 |
Highlights of this morning's presidential press conference include: AMLO backed the call to impeach Supreme Court Chief Justice Alberto Perez Dayan for his rulings that undermine the public interest; Interior Minister Luisa Maria Alcalde explained that the pension reform seeks to undo the negative effects of past neoliberal reforms, which increased the number of weeks worked to obtain a pension and decreased their amount; The new reform will increase base pay in sectors such as health, education, and public security.

FEBRUARY 5 SPEECH BY PRESIDENTE ANDRES MANUEL LOPEZ OBRADOR ON THE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS SENT TO CONGRESS

febrero 6, 2024 |
Speech by President Andrés Manuel López Obrador during the presentation of the Constitutional Reform BillsFebruary 5, 2024 Friends: Mexicanas, Mexicanos: On this historic date we […]

MAIN CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM PROPOSALS SEND TO CONGRESS TODAY BY PRESIDENT ANDRES MANUEL LOPEZ OBRADOR

febrero 6, 2024 |
President Andrés Manuel López Obrador sent a package of 20 reform bills to Congress today. The main bills include constitutional modifications on wages, pensions, elections, republican austerity, and state owned enterprises, among others.

U.S. INTERVENIONIST INSIDIOUSNESS – La Jornada editorial – Friday, February 2, 2024

febrero 2, 2024 |
Editorial: US Interventionist Insidiousness Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador demanded a public apology from the United States government over leaks from the United States […]

SUMMARY – MORNING PRESIDENTIAL PRESS CONFERENCE – FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2024

febrero 2, 2024 |
Highlights of this morning's morning press conference include: AMLO ruled out the possibility of an economic crisis ocurring when he leaves office, as was the case at the end of the Salinas Gortari administration; The President stressed that jobs and the economy were growing and that the foundations have been laid for the country's Transformation project; AMLO urged Mexican migrants in the US not to vote for anycandidates who are against the people of Mexico; The President criticized repression by the Javier Milei government in Argentina.

SUMMARY – MORNING PRESIDENTIAL PRESS CONFERENCE – THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2024

febrero 1, 2024 |
Highlights of this morning's presidential press conference include: The President criticized the Supreme Court ruling declaring the Eletricity Industry Law unconstitutional. He said it underscored the need for the people to elect the judges and justices; AMLO demanded that the US government apologize for unsubstantiated DEA claims tha his 2006 presidential campaign received financing from drug traffickers; The Mexican government has invested US$4.67 billion in record increases in teachers' salaries.

SUMMARY – MORNING PRESIDENTIAL PRESS CONFERENCE – WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 31, 2024

enero 31, 2024 |
Highlights of this morning's presidential press conference include: AMLO slammed journalist Tim Golden's article in the U.S. press that claimed that his election campaign was financed by organized crime. The President demanded proof of the allegations; AMLO hailed the decision of PRI legislators to vote in favor of the President's pension reform.

SUMMARY – MORNING PRESIDENTIAL PRESS CONFERENCE – TUESDAY, JANUARY 30, 2024

enero 30, 2024 |
Highlights of this morning's presidential press conference include: AMLO rejected decreeing an amnesty for Mario Aburto, accused assassin of Luis Donald Colosio, former PRI presidential candidate; Mexico's Patria vaccina for SARVS COV II has been approved by health authorities; The IMSS/Bienestar program has the capacity to incorporate the 53.2 million Mexicans not enrolled in social security in 23 states that have federalized their health systems.