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Highlights of this morning’s presidential press conference include: AMLO explained the aims of the constitutional reforms in the area of public security. They seek to ensure the continuation, discipline, and functioning of the National Guard and stiffen penalties for extortion; Federal crimes are down 36.6% compared to December 2018; Public security has been reinforced on 10 of the country’s highways; AMLO blasted extensive media coverage of Sunday’s so-called March for Democracy, recalling that when he was in the opposition, the media’s coverage was minimal.

Highlights of this morning's presidential press conference include: AMLO blasted the so-called March for Democracy held yesterday, as its organizers were promoters of the oligarchies of the past; the President reiterated that the people have a high level of awareness because the revolution of consciences has functioned. The transformation movement has been carried out peacefully, guaranteeing freedoms

Highlights of this morning's presidential press conference include: AMLO hailed the decision of Mexico's anti-monopoly regulatory agency to approve the government's purchase of 13 electricity generating plants from the Spanish company Iberdrola; the head of the Financial Intelligence Unit, Pablo Gómez, reported on the progress of the government's civil suit in the United States against Genaro García Luna seeking the return of US$634 million that the former Minister of Public Security took out of the country; Gomez also reported on suspected fraud in the previous administration's purchase of Pegasus software used for domestic espionage.