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Mexico president lashes out at supreme court amid looming constitutional crisis

Sheinbaum accuses court of overstepping as it prepares to vote on reform that makes almost all judges elected by vote

The Guardian - US

What to know about changes to Mexico's Constitution that prohibit court challenges to amendments

Mexico’s federal and state legislatures, all dominated by the ruling Morena party, have passed amendments to the Constitution that prohibit courts from challenging any Constitutional reforms

The Independent UK

Mexico has a trailblazing new president. But does she have any new ideas to tackle spiralling crime?

On October 1, Claudia Sheinbaum will take an oath, receive a sash and become the first female president of Mexico.

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Triumph and a broken promise: Andrés Manuel López Obrador vowed to transform Mexico, but did he?

Poverty fell, after salary hikes and reform, but Amlo did not deliver for the 43 students disappeared from Ayotzinapa

The Guardian - US

Mexico’s first female president will soon take office – her first challenge is to escape the shadow of her predecessor

Andrés Manuel López Obrador (more commonly known by his initials, Amlo) will step down from Mexico’s presidency on September 30, making way for his protégée and the country’s first female president, Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo.

The Conversation

Protesters storm Mexico Senate as judicial constitutional reform is taken to a vote

The proposed measure, supported by president AMLO, would allow the citizens to vote on judges at the state and national level, including the Supreme Court

Latin Times

Mexico's Lower House approves president AMLO's controversial judicial overhaul

The bill, which was openly criticized by the U.S., now moves to the Senate

Latin Times

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Mexico's Lopez Obrador Gives Final Report As Opponents, US Fret

The presidential report is a tradition in Mexican politics, an annual review of governmental progress not unlike a US president's State of the Union address.

Latin Times

A Popular Lopez Obrador Presents Final Report As Opponents, US Worry

Mexico's President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Sunday presented the final report of his government, defending his legacy a month before turning power over to his successor -- along with a congressional supermajority and a highly controversial judicial reform plan.

International Business Times

Mexico's Ruling Party Nears Two-Thirds Majority In Congress

Mexico's Morena party's potential two-thirds majority in Congress raises concerns over proposed judicial reforms and impacts on democracy and bilateral rel...

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Mexico City assembly OKs strongest rent control since the 1940s, limiting rises to inflation rate

The legislature of Mexico City has approved the most ambitious rent control law since the 1940s, which will limit increases to the inflation rate each year

The Independent UK

Mexico's incoming president Sheinbaum to carry on AMLO's legacy of militarizing the National Guard

The body has a history of severe human rights violations and using lethal force against unarmed civilians. Fully militarizing it could shield it from civilian prosecution

Latin Times

'Transfemicides' in Mexico City will be punishable by up to 70 years in prison; how it compares with the U.S.

The law, "Ley Paola Buenrostro" was passed by the state legislature, and it punishes murder of transgender women between 35 and 70 years in prison

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Mexico's incoming president announces first Cabinet picks: academics and former public servants

Mexico's incoming President Claudia Sheinbaum has begun naming her Cabinet, presenting an even gender distribution and a heavy presence from academia and her prior administration as Mexico City’s mayor

Latin Times

Why Mexican feminists are wary of Claudia Sheinbaum, the country's first female president

Organizations are skeptical of the incoming president's track record on women's rights

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on Mexico’s new president: a stunning victory for pro-poor politics

Editorial: Claudia Sheinbaum aims to continue the pursuit of social justice – her predecessor’s most outstanding quality – without his charisma

Latin Times

Mexico's President-elect Claudia Sheinbaum on immigration: 'violence against migrants is unacceptable'

The first female president of Mexico is tasked to tackle a hotly contested issue— immigration

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The Guardian - UK

Tuesday briefing: How a leftwing climate scientist became Mexico’s new president

In today’s newsletter: After a landslide victory, Claudia Sheinbaum is Mexico’s first female, and Jewish, leader – and her problems have only just started

The Guardian - US

Mexico’s Claudia Sheinbaum poised to secure supermajority after historic win

The leader of the Morena party could pass legislation and budgets unopposed through congress

Fortune

Mexico elects its first female president. How the country got here before the U.S.

Mexico's election results are a strong argument that waiting for progress to just happen doesn't work.

International Business Times

Mexicans Celebrate Election Of First Woman President

Thousands of singing, flag-waving people packed a downtown square to celebrate Claudia Sheinbaum's ground-breaking victory as Mexico's first woman president.

The Conversation

Mexico has elected its first female president. Claudia Sheinbaum inherits a country ravaged by violence – and searching for hope

On October 17, 1953, constitutional reform granted women the right to vote in Mexico, and two years later, women cast ballots for the first time in a federal election.

International Business Times

What's Behind Claudia Sheinbaum's Election Victory?

Former Mexico City mayor Claudia Sheinbaum became the first woman to be elected president of the Latin American nation on Monday.

Axios

Climate scientist Claudia Sheinbaum to become Mexico's first woman president

The former head of Mexico City's government beat opposition candidate Xóchitl Gálvez.

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