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Highlights of this morning’s presidential press conference include: AMLO regretted Canada’s decision to toughen visa requirements for Mexican citizens; in 70 days of operation, the Mayan Train has transported 64,370 passengers. The destinations with the highest demand are Merida, Cancun Airport, Campeche, Valladolid, and Palenque; Quintana Roo Governor Mara Lezama emphasized that the investment projects involved in the Mayan Train have modernized the state and improved the quality of life of its population.

Highlights of this morning’s presidential press conference include: AMLO indicated that he would not attend the North American Leaders summit, to be held in a few months, if there no respectful treatment of Mexico; the President explained the aims and main points of the proposed constitutional reform on railway service; the Ministry of Infrastructure, Communications and Transportation reported that Grupo México and Kansas City Southern have expressed interest in offering passenger train service; between March and August, the Mexican government will put into operation more than 170 road, rail, and airport infrastructure work projects

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Highlights of this morning’s presidential press conference include: A ceremony will be held formalizing the nationalization of the 13 electric power plants that the Mexican Government acquired from the Spanish company Iberdrola for close to U$6 billion; AMLO explained the aims and most important provisions of the constitutional reforms on austerity and salaries and the elimination of autonomous public sector agencies; according to the Morning Consult survey, AMLO’s approval ratings are at 77%, the second highest worldwide; the President will tour the county during March, May, and June to supervise the work projects underway and ensure that they are all completed during the current administration.

Highlights of this morning’s presidential press conference include: AMLO denounced the media attacks on his alleged ties with drug traffickers as arrogant, authoritarian, and slanderous; the President explains the objectives of the energy reform aimed at preserving the country’s energy security, self-sufficiency and sovereignty; Minister of Foreign Relations Alicia Bárcena explained the Mexican government’s approach to migration into and from Mexico and provided statistics on the contributions of Mexicans residing in the U.S.

Highlights of this morning’s presidential press conference include: AMLO reported that the NY Times is planning to publish an article claiming organized crime provide financing to his 2018 presidential campaign based on a supposed investigation by a US government agency. The President is calling on the Biden administration to weigh in on the issue; the President’s electoral reform proposal seeks to reduce government financing to political parties, reduce the percentage of voter turnout required for a referendum to be binding from 40% to 30% and eliminate proportional representation seats in Congress, among other measures; Mexico's GDP grew 3.2%.; according to a national survey, President López Obrador has an overall approval rating of 77%.

Highlights of this morning’s presidential press conference include: AMLO criticized the decision of a federal court that allowed former Pemex director Emilio N, accused of money laundering and corruption, to leave prison; the constitutional reforms proposed by the President seek to recognize Mexico as a pluricultural and multiethnic nation, classify indigenous and Afro-Mexican peoples and communities as recognized entities, with legal status and their own assets, and create a general law that establishes the norms and mechanisms that ensure the respect for and exercising of indigenous rights; Pemex's debt was reduced by 17.4% from US$129.3 billion in 2018 to US$106.8 billion; it is not true that Mexico City will be without water in a year, this is an opposition campaign to create fear in the population.