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Contents: Party Unity: Morena’s Internal Challenges  – By Meizhu Lui, for the editorial team Voices: Local Politics: Morena Under a Microscope — Interview with Jalisco […]

Highlights of this morning’s press conference include: Following comments by the head of the National Electoral Institute, Guadalupe Taddei, that the election of judges and justices proposed by the Judicial Reform would require a budget similar to that of the presidential election, about $510 million, AMLO proposed that the judicial branch contribute half of the resources of the funds it has in trusts, more than US$1.07 billion; the President emphasized that there are enough public resources for Claudia Sheinbaum's administration to carry out its project, US$2.15 billion for social programs and priority projects during the first quarter of 2025; the Mexican Government’s fiscal policy is underpinned by four pillars of the Transformation project: support for family income, bolstering of specific items on the supply end, regional development, and strengthening public finances.

Highlights of this morning’s presidential press conference include: AMLO said that the Judicial Reform at the federal level should be replicated at the state level so that citizens elect judges and justices, since in many cases governors impose them; after the meeting he had with the parents of the 43 missing Ayotzinapa students, President López Obrador reported that it was a positive meeting that will be repeated on August 27 when additional information on the investigation of the case will be provided; the President confirmed that the US government was in talks with Joaquín Guzmán López, son of drug trafficker Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán, for his possible surrender. However, he reiterated that the information provided by Washington on the arrest of the two Mexican drug kingpins has been limited, so there are still many questions to be resolved; AMLO reiterated that Mexico will wait for the results of the vote count in Venezuela before congratulating the winner of the presidential election. He said that if there are doubts about the results, a recount of votes should be undertaken to make the election transparent. The President criticized the interference of the OAS and the propaganda of foreign governments against the democratic process in Venezuela.