Tag: Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador

• Tuesday, September 15th 2020 - 08:30 UTC

  Mexican leader proposes referendum whether to prosecute his predecessors accused of corruption

  

  Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Monday that he was ready to request a referendum on whether to prosecute several of his predecessors accused of corruption. Lopez Obrador said that if campaigners fail to gather enough signatures in support of a “people's consultation,” he would ask the Senate for such a vote himself.

• Tuesday, September 8th 2020 - 09:07 UTC

  Mega project in Mexico cancelled and turned into a giant nature park next to an ancient lake

  

  Bright green stalks of weeds are sprouting from the ground where planes were supposed to take off at a new Mexico City airport as officials let nature take over in their bid to transform the marshy swath of an ancient lake into a giant park.

• Tuesday, August 25th 2020 - 09:06 UTC

  Mexican president exposes “abusive ethane contract” that skimmed billions from consumers

  

  Mexico’s president said an “abusive” ethane supply deal he has pushed to cancel between a consortium backed by Brazilian firm Odebrecht and Mexican state oil firm Pemex had likely cost taxpayers around 15 billion pesos (US$ 683 million).

• Friday, August 21st 2020 - 09:06 UTC

  Major corruption scandal in Mexico targets two former presidents and construction giant Odebrecht

  

  A corruption scandal shaking Mexico's political elite intensified on Thursday as a leaked document containing a raft of allegations raised pressure on several former presidents and senior officials.

• Tuesday, August 18th 2020 - 09:06 UTC

  Mexican corruption in Congress exposed with piles of cash changing hands

  

  An unverified video showing piles of cash being handed to Mexican congressional staffers went viral on Monday, fuelling a corruption scandal that is already convulsing the country even as the clip's source and context remain unclear.

• Monday, August 17th 2020 - 08:21 UTC

  Mexican president says economy recovering jobs

  

  Mexico added back 52,455 jobs in August, President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Saturday, hailing the news as a sign of recovery after the country lost more than 1 million jobs in the formal economy due to the coronavirus pandemic.

• Thursday, August 13th 2020 - 07:50 UTC

  Argentina and Mexico will produce and distribute the Covid-19 Oxford University vaccine in Latin America

  

  President Alberto Fernández, announced on Wednesday that Argentina together with Mexico, will produce for Latin America the coronavirus vaccine developed by the AstraZeneca laboratory in collaboration with the British University of Oxford.

• Thursday, July 23rd 2020 - 06:47 UTC

  Luxury presidential 787 Dreamline back in Mexico, following a failed sale

  

  The luxury presidential jet Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador wants to sell returned on Wednesday to Mexico, more than a year and a half after he sent it to the United States in search of a buyer.

• Tuesday, July 21st 2020 - 08:40 UTC

  Mexican president challenged by drug gangs, but refuses to declare war

  

  Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Monday he would maintain a less confrontational approach to battling drug gangs even after one of Mexico's most powerful cartels showcased its firepower in a video that stunned Mexicans.

• Saturday, July 18th 2020 - 07:50 UTC

  Mexican president will contribute 25% of his salary to combat the virus

  

  Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Friday that he will return a fourth of his salary to help the country weather the coronavirus crisis that has battered the economy, encouraging public servants also to donate from their earnings.