Mexico: Ten Political Risks for 2023.
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Justice Piña Presides the Supreme Court.
Ricardo Pascoe Pierce The rise of Minister Norma Lucía Piña Hernández as the first President of the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation (SCJN) evoked sighs of relief and frustration. President López Obrador was sure he could impose Minister Jazmín Esquivel in that position …
The Clear Symbol of the 4T
Ricardo Pascoe Pierce Supreme Court Justice Minister Jazmín Esquivel is the most evident symbol of the essence of the 4T: hypocrisy, corruption, and abuse. And without a drop of dignity. It would be difficult to find another clear example of how the transformation project announced …
Speculation without Permission
Federico Berrueto The attack against Ciro Gómez Leyva is extremely serious, more transcendent than what is being made public. No publicly known elements can lead to the reasons and motivations of the crime; hopefully, the authorities have well-founded presumptions, indications, and evidence for the explainable …
Ceteris Paribus
Luis Rubio How the current presidential term closes will be a determinant of the potential future of Mexico. Given the enormous power and legitimacy that President López Obrador has accumulated during these years, the matter turns in good measure to a very simple dilemma: Which …
A Reform to Allow AMLO to Campaign.
Ricardo Pascoe Pierce Tomorrow, 14 December, the Senate of the Republic’s commissions will begin deliberations on the already questioned “Plan B” for reforming the structure, responsibilities, and powers of the National Electoral Institute (INE). It is not an electoral reform, strictly speaking. It is, instead, …
Polarization, an Open Door for Violence.
Ricardo Pascoe Pierce When intelligence and dialogue are lacking, verbal political polarization often turns into physical violence. This is seen time and again in societies around the world. And their dynamics are very similar, albeit in very different contexts. Polarization and violence occur when societies …
Four Years in Office 2018-2022. What does the Data Say?
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The Electoral Roll, That Obscure Object of Desire.
Ricardo Pascoe Pierce Some time ago, the President said, in the heat of a morning press conference “mañanera“, that the electoral roll should be under the control of the Ministry of the Interior. It was a comment, like many of those made by the President …
The Fourth What? and the World.
Antonio Navalón We live in times of confusion and, in many ways, of scoundrels. It is one thing to abuse and makes true the old maxim that power always corrupts and another thing to destroy, not change, the legal order under which coexistence is possible …