Category: Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador

Mexican President Tests Positive for COVID-19 for Third Time

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Sunday that he had tested positive for COVID-19, the third known infection, adding that while he was not seriously ill, he would take a few days off. Lopez Obrador, 69, who had a serious heart attack in 2013, reported mild symptoms from both of his previous bouts…


Trump Indictment Is ‘Anti-Democratic’ Move to Stop Reelection Bid: Mexican President

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador expressed his beliefs this week that if former President Donald Trump were to be convicted in connection to the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office investigation, it would be to prevent him from running for reelection in 2024. “Right now, former President Trump is declaring that they are going to arrest…


Mexican President Claims His Country Is ‘Safer’ Than US Amid Travel Warnings

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador claimed on Monday that traveling to Mexico is safer than to the United States, pushing back against criticism from U.S. authorities who warned against traveling to the country due to recent kidnappings and other violent activities. “Mexico is safer than the United States,” Lopez Obrador said during his daily…


Biden, López Obrador, Trudeau Discuss Migration, Trade at Summit

MEXICO CITY—President Joe Biden, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau sought to downplay their frustrations with one another on migration and trade as they met for the near-annual North American Leaders Summit. The leaders offered a unified front on Tuesday despite tensions that have put a strain on their…


Luis Echeverria, Mexico Leader Blamed for Massacres, Dies

MEXICO CITY—Former Mexican President Luis Echeverria, who tried to cast himself as a progressive world leader but was blamed for some of Mexico’s worst political killings of the 20th century, has died at the age of 100. Current President Andrés Manuel López Obrador confirmed the death Saturday on his Twitter account and sent condolences to…


Mexican President Wins 90 Percent Backing in Leadership Vote He Sought

MEXICO CITY—Nine out of ten Mexicans voting on Sunday in an unprecedented recall election engineered by President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador backed him to stay in office, underlining his domination of a polarized political agenda. Both critics and supporters alike had viewed his victory as a foregone conclusion in a ballot that had fed speculation…


Mexicans Vote in Midterm Elections Seen as Referendum on President

MEXICO CITY—Mexicans headed to the polls on Sunday to vote for a new lower house of Congress, state governors, and local lawmakers, in a race seen as a referendum on President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador’s policies and efforts to shake up Mexico’s institutions. All 500 seats in the lower house, 15 state governorships, and thousands…


Mexico Promises Justice After Metro Train Line Collapse Kills 24

MEXICO CITY—Mexico will punish those responsible for an overpass collapse that killed at least 24 people and injured dozens when a train on Mexico City’s newest metro line plunged onto a busy road below, the government said on Tuesday. Accompanied by officials involved in the construction and maintenance of the elevated metro line that collapsed…


Biden Meets Virtually With Mexican Leader on Immigration, CCP Virus, Climate Issues

President Joe Biden and Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador joined in a virtual bilateral meeting on Monday where the two leaders discussed immigration, commitments to combat the CCP virus pandemic, and explored areas of cooperation on climate issues. Lopez Obrador has been Mexico’s president since December 2018, limited to a single six-year term. “The United…


Mexican President Hails Biden’s Border Wall Freeze

MEXICO CITY—U.S. President Joe Biden’s decision to stop new construction of his predecessor’s signature wall on the border with Mexico received a vote of confidence from his Mexican counterpart on Friday. Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador told reporters at his regular morning news conference that he supports Biden’s executive order, one of his first…