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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.