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Mexican President delivers fifth government management report
September 1|
As mandated by the Constitution, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador presents this Friday a report on his actions for the year, the progress made by his government, as well as his future projects.
As a novelty this year, the president did not go to the Palace of San Lazaro (seat of the Legislative) to present it, but rather from Campeche, where as part of the advances in the Mayan Train project, Lopez Obrador will get on this means of transportation for the first time, in order to supervise the carriage that arrived to the southeast this month.
Since it is one of the emblematic works of his government, he intends his message to be significant by giving it from Campeche.
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According to the president, he decided “to deliver this report from Campeche because it is one of the towns and states that have contributed the most to national development”.
López Obrador emphasized that the key to Mexico’s economic growth was not allowing corruption, as well as the increase in the minimum wage and the sending of remittances from Mexicans abroad.
In this sense, he pointed out: “The key is not to allow corruption, it seems something elementary and even simple, but progress with justice in our country depends on it, nothing had damaged Mexico more than the dishonesty of the rulers, that is what the government’s success has consisted of”.
He also pointed out that the policy of Mexican humanism is effective and highlighted the increase in the minimum wage.
He also stated that “it is false that if those at the top do well, those at the bottom will necessarily do well”. He said, in this sense, that “our alternative project is based on the opposite in attending to the base of the social pyramid and this is what is generating better income for families”.
According to the president, Mexico is the country with the third lowest unemployment in the world and the economy increased 3 percent since the last report, a year ago.
López Obrador highlighted that now young people who were previously classified as “ninis” were not offered the possibility of working, but with social programs, they are now allowed to become apprentices in workshops, restaurants, companies and other activities.
In this sense, he pointed out that “While they are being trained, they receive the equivalent of a minimum wage, plus medical service in the social security system. As of today, 2,643,000 boys and girls have been trained (…) Do you know how much has been invested since we arrived until today, only in this program, 14 times more than all that was destined to young people in the six previous six-year terms”.
Regarding the judicial reform he has proposed and which he announced he will soon present, the President argued: “It is indispensable and urgent that judges, magistrates and ministers be directly elected by the people and not appointed by the elite of Mexico’s economic and political power”.
Further on, he praised the work of educators and pointed out that “The more the economy grows and salaries increase in general, teachers’ salaries must also increase” and regarding health, particularly the supply of medicines, he announced that “In two or three more months we will have a pharmacy where all the medicines in the world will be kept, there will be no shortage of them”.
In relation to the controversy over the new textbooks, the president said “They have scientific foundations and a humanist dimension” and thanked that the majority, “30 out of 32 governors, governors, supported the decision to deliver the free textbooks”.
He ratified that “the Mayan Train will be inaugurated in December, there will be 20 stations, 14 stops, towns will be connected, passengers and national and foreign tourists will be transported quickly through five states”.
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Trump says GOP ‘learned a lot’ after democratic election wins
U.S. President Donald Trump said that he and the Republican Party “learned a lot” from the Democratic victories in Tuesday’s state and local elections. He also compared Democrats to “kamikaze pilots” over the ongoing budget standoff.
Speaking at an event with Republican senators on Wednesday, Trump described the results as an unexpected setback.
“These were very Democratic areas, but I don’t think it was good for Republicans. In fact, I don’t think it was good for anyone. But we had an interesting night and we learned a lot,” he said during remarks broadcast by the White House.
Trump agreed with pollsters that two key factors led to Republican losses in New York’s mayoral race and the gubernatorial contests in New Jersey and Virginia.
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Bolivia’s Jeanine Áñez freed after Supreme Court annuls her conviction
Former Bolivian interim president Jeanine Áñez was released from a women’s prison in La Paz on Thursday, where she had spent more than four and a half years for an alleged coup, after her conviction was annulled, AFP journalists confirmed.
Dozens of supporters and family members gathered outside the facility to celebrate her release. Áñez left the prison waving a Bolivian flag around 15:00 GMT.
“It is comforting to see that justice will once again prevail in Bolivia. She was the only woman who took on the role with bravery and courage,” said Lizeth Maure, a 46-year-old nurse who had come to show her support.
Áñez, a 58-year-old lawyer and conservative politician, governed Bolivia for nearly a year until November 2020, when she handed power to leftist leader Luis Arce.
She was arrested in 2021 and sentenced the following year to 10 years in prison for “resolutions contrary to the Constitution,” accused of illegally assuming the presidency after Evo Morales resigned in 2019 amid social unrest.
Her sentence was overturned on Wednesday by the Supreme Court of Justice, Bolivia’s highest judicial authority.
The court ruled that Áñez should have been subjected to a “trial of responsibilities” before Congress— a constitutional process reserved for sitting presidents, vice presidents, ministers, and top judges — rather than prosecuted in an ordinary criminal court.
As she was welcomed by relatives and supporters upon release, Áñez declared:
“I feel the satisfaction of having fulfilled my duty to my country, of never having bowed down. And I will never regret having served Bolivia when it needed me.”
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Peru declares Mexico’s president Persona Non Grata over political asylum dispute
Peru’s Congress declared Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum persona non grata on Thursday, accusing her of “unacceptable interference in internal affairs” after granting political asylum to former Peruvian Prime Minister Betssy Chávez.
The motion, introduced by right-wing parties, passed with 63 votes in favor, 33 against, and two abstentions. Lawmakers argue that Sheinbaum has maintained a hostile stance toward Peru since taking office.
Peru severed diplomatic relations with Mexico on Monday following the asylum decision. Chávez, who is facing charges for her alleged involvement in former President Pedro Castillo’s failed coup attempt in December 2022, remains under protection at the Mexican embassy residence in Lima.
Following the diplomatic break, interim President José Jerí said on X that Mexico’s chargé d’affaires in Peru, Karla Ornela, has been notified by the foreign ministry that she must leave the country within a strict deadline.
The Mexican government condemned Lima’s decision as “excessive and disproportionate,” asserting that offering asylum to Chávez is a legitimate act grounded in international law and does not constitute interference in Peru’s domestic matters.
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