President Andrés Manuel López Obrador reiterated that an administrative reform is necessary to eliminate the so-called autonomous government agencies created during the neoliberal period, which would represent a savings of 100 billion pesos (US$5.6 billion) a year. «(These agencies) were created when the government’s main idea was to privatize (companies) and they created a framework to defend their interests,» he explained.
According to the latest Morning Consult survey, President López Obrador is in second place in popular support among the world’s presidents, with a 62% approval rating.
In relation to the renewal of Morena’s leadership, the President said that he cannot be objective about the nomination of Luisa María Alcalde as party president, pointing out that she has done an extraordinary job as leader. He said the election in Morena should be carried out through an opinion poll.
President López Obrador regretted the recent killing of policemen in Guanajuato. He indicated that the first hypotheses indicates that the crime occurred as a result of the release of a son of the head of the drug cartel in Guanajuato. For this reason, he questioned the work of the judges and said the Judicial Reform is an urgent necessity.
In 2023, tax collection reached 4.5 trillion pesos (US$250 billion), a 12.3 increase in real terms over the previous year. By the end of June 2024, 2.5 trillion pesos (US$140 billion) had been collected.
President López Obrador reiterated his satisfaction with the victory of the left in France and the United Kingdom. «This is the awakening of the progressive movement in response to an inflated wave of conservatism in Europe. The left is always going to have more acceptance,» he stressed.
The Urban Improvement Program of the Ministry of Agrarian, Territorial, and Urban Development, which involves 1,300 work projects in 193 municipalities in 23 states, has received 206 awards and honorable mentions from 12 countries. Work is currently underway in organizing the General Agrarian Archive and Museum, which is 83% complete, with an investment of over 2.66 billion pesos (US$149 million).
