MEXICO CITY — Mexican Supreme Court Justice Lenia Batres Guadarrama has ignited a fierce nationwide debate after defending a proposal to tax inheritance wealth and the retirement accounts (Afores) of deceased workers. The controversy erupted during a recent plenary session of Mexico’s Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation (SCJN). The magistrates were analyzing a […]
Tenancingo mayor accused of staging her own kidnapping for millions
A mayor in central Mexico is facing explosive allegations after prosecutors claimed she helped orchestrate her own kidnapping in an attempt to divert more than 40 million pesos ($2.3 million) in public funds under the guise of a ransom payment. Nancy Nápoles, mayor of Tenancingo and a member of Mexico’s ruling Morena party, has denied […]
MORENA SPARKES DEBATE: THIS WEEK, CONGRESSWOMAN PROPOSES PAID LEAVE FOR MENSTRUATION
This week, a Morena party congresswoman sparked controversy after defending a bill that seeks to grant paid leave to women suffering from debilitating dysmenorrhea and endometriosis. In her words, there are days when menstrual pain is so intense that it prevents them from even getting out of bed… yet many women still have to work […]
Will they lose their visas? Three Morena senators are reportedly under scrutiny by the US.
The United States government is investigating three federal legislators from the Morena party—specifically, two male senators and one female senator—for their alleged ties to individuals linked to criminal groups. According to information published in the “Under Reserve” column of El Universal, the strategy of U.S. authorities in these cases differs from the direct visa revocations […]
Under Andy’s leadership: Morena loses 160,000 members due to lack of authenticity
The national leadership of Morena has opted for silence after a double setback from the National Electoral Institute (INE). The electoral body decided to deduct 160,000 members from the party after discovering that their authenticity could not be verified. Adding to this blow is the party’s systematic omission, having ignored 10 official requests from the […]
Deputies in Campeche reactivate constitutional immunity
In an urgent and closed session, the Campeche Congress approved the reactivation of constitutional immunity, amid internal tensions in Morena and accusations of open investigations against legislators. The Congress of the State of Campeche approved this Monday in an urgent and reserved session the reactivation of constitutional immunity after almost 10 years of its repeal, […]
Morena fractures in Campeche; 10 deputies break with Layda Sansores
Governor accused of political persecution // To avoid arrest, they restored the constitutional immunity abrogated in 2016. Campeche, Campeche – The Morena party faction in the local Congress fractured after 10 of its 16 members broke with Governor Layda Sansores, whom they accused of political persecution. To avoid arrest, they reinstated the constitutional immunity – […]
Morena’s fraud in Veracruz, a serious precedent for democracy in Mexico: Luis Carbonell
For Luis Carbonell de la Hoz, there’s no doubt: the National Regeneration Movement (Morena), led in Veracruz by Governor Rocío Nahle, “does lie, steal elections, and betray.” With concern, the state leader of the Morena party speaks about what happened in Poza Rica and Papantla, where he claims fraud was committed that robbed them of […]
Morena candidate gunned down in Celaya, Guanajuato
A mayoral candidate has been assassinated and three others injured in a shooting in the Mexican city of Celaya, Guanajuato, in the latest violence to mar the run-up to the country’s looming general election. Bertha Gisela Gaytán, a mayoral candidate for Celaya, died on Monday, April 1st, after being shot while campaigning in the community […]
Morena political party turns its back on Tijuana Mayor Montserrat Caballero
Tijuana Mayor Montserrat Caballero says she will not challenge her party’s decision not to support her quest for re-election. The Morena party, entrenched as Mexico’s ruling party and led by Mexico’s President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, instead chose to endorse Ismael Burgueño Ruiz’s candidacy. “I’m not going to challenge, I would never raise my hand […]