The president of Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, defined this Monday as a “probable set-up” the checkpoint with which several hooded men forced the official candidate, Claudia Sheinbaum, to stop in Chiapas on Sunday and have asked him to, in case to win the presidential election, address the climate of violence and insecurity that plagues … Read more
At that time the opportunity was not in sight. The legislative elections seemed far away, although António Costa was ruling with an absolute majority that gave him more problems than expected. Despite the errors and scandals of the Socialist Cabinet, the leader of the PSD, elected in primaries with a resounding support of 75% in … Read more
So the candidates already know where the shots are going. Sheinbaum, replacement for the current president in the Morena cartel, will most likely highlight the good economic figures of a country that sees an extraordinary takeoff in investments, trade and employment. And she will have to overcome as best she can the security failure of … Read more