Tag: Morena Party

• 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.

• Thursday, June 28th 2018 - 10:11 UTC

  López Obrador closes his campaign with an anticipated victory

  

  The candidate Andrés Manuel López Obrador closed his electoral campaign last Wednesday ahead the presidential elections on Sunday filling the largest stadium in the world on a working day. The only leftist candidate steals public attention in Mexico and leads the polls with an anti-system and reforming discourse.

• Monday, December 18th 2017 - 09:22 UTC

  Mexican presidential candidate Lopez Obrador presents a moderate pragmatic cabinet

  

  The left leaning front-runner for Mexico’s 2018 presidential election proposed a moderate U.S.-trained economist for finance minister, unveiling a planned cabinet made up of men and women in equal measure.

• Tuesday, December 5th 2017 - 08:41 UTC

  Mexican frontrunner considers an amnesty for drug-cartel leaders

  

  With less than seven months left for Mexico’s presidential election, the leading candidate caused controversy when he announced a willingness to forgive cartel leaders’ crimes to restore peace throughout the nation.