News of amlo

Mexico eyes state monopoly to tap lithium rush

14-10-2021 22:39 Mexico plans to move towards a state monopoly in the exploration and mining of lithium, a vital material in the production of electric car batteries, the government said Friday.

REGIONAL DIPLOMACY

Mexican president proposes replacing OAS with new institution

25-07-2021 09:11 Andrés Manuel López Obrador proposes replacing the Washington-based Organization of American States with what he called a more independent institution.

Midterms in Mexico

AMLO’s wings clipped with Mexico bloc set to lose super-majority

07-06-2021 13:00 President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s coalition is on course to lose its super-majority in Mexico's lower house after key midterm elections, according to initial results.

VIP VACCINE SCANDAL

Thousands take to streets to protest 'VIP vaccinations' scandal

28-02-2021 08:59 Anti-government demonstrators rally in cities across the country in protest at the 'VIP vaccines' scandal; President Fernández condemns small group of protesters who attach mock body bags to the gates of the Casa Rosada.

'VIP vaccination' scandal

President fights back as 'VIP vaccine' scandal grows

23-02-2021 14:09 Peronist leader says that while he rejects the “irregular” vaccinations, it had already cost the resignation of his health minister Ginés González García and did not amount to a crime.

bilateral relations

Fernández to visit AMLO in Mexico later this month

09-02-2021 21:44 President Fernández will travel to Mexico to visit counterpart Andrés Manuel López Obrador this month.

Global pandemic

Mexican president Andrés Manuel López Obrador says he has Covid-19

25-01-2021 08:31 Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador announced Sunday that he was infected with the coronavirus, but said his symptoms were mild.

Bloomberg - Opinion

Brazil hits a wall and takes Latin America with it

30-04-2020 17:38 Brazil’s president Jair Bolsonaro has just led his country, and indeed all of Latin America, to the end of a long cycle, as the coronavirus outbreak sparks a shadow over the continent’s future.

DIPLOMATIC SPAT

Mexico vows to take Bolivia to court over Embassy spat

26-12-2019 15:19 Government to take Bolivia to the International Court of Justice over what it calls harassment of its diplomatic mission in La Paz.

Miguel Díaz-Canel

Cuban leader Díaz-Canel arrives in Argentina ahead of inauguration

09-12-2019 14:56 The first international leader to arrive in Buenos Aires for Tuesday's ceremonies is Miguel Díaz-Canel. Others will soon follow.

MEXICAN PRESIDENT

Mexico's López Obrador marks first year in office with party – and protests

01-12-2019 20:47 Polls say more than half of Mexicans support the way López Obrador is running the country, despite rising homicide rates and a floundering economy that is flirting with recession.

Bolivia Election Crisis

Evo Morales granted asylum in Mexico

11-11-2019 18:33 President formerly requested asylum Monday afternoon, with the Mexican government granting it on the basis of "humanitarian reasons."

Bolivia Election Crisis

Mexican government demands urgent OAS meeting on Bolivia 'coup'

11-11-2019 12:22 Mexico's president calls on the Organisation of American States to take a strong, clear stance on the "government coup" in Bolivia, eschewing its "silence" up to this point.

PRESIDENT-ELECT IN MEXICO

Fernández, López Obrador talk up trade ties and regional cooperation

05-11-2019 11:28 Leaders of Argentina and Mexico say they see the world in a similar way, with president-elect saying the two are seeking to restore "the equilibrium and social equality lost in Latin America" in recent years.