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Mexican government clashes with Ricardo Salinas Pliego in the final months of leftist’s presidency
Telecoms magnate and President López Obrador share interest in history, baseball and mega-projects
Opposition groups say reforms threaten country’s hard-won democratic checks and balances
Secretary of state Antony Blinken will lead delegation meeting with Mexican president López Obrador
Populist president’s signature project has been criticised for environmental damage and soaring costs
Optimism infects business leaders in Monterrey as manufacturers shift operations close to the US
The illicit trade routes responsible for the worst overdose crisis in US history
Report highlights size and ‘enormous power’ of crime groups that hold sway over areas of the country and economy
Armed forces run new airport and airline as leftist president relies on them to reshape economy
Claudia Sheinbaum and Xóchitl Gálvez will aim to show they can capitalise on companies diversifying from China
López Obrador defends anti-capitalist and gender-neutral stance in children’s new learning materials
Move comes as government of López Obrador conducts a census of individuals who have disappeared
The influence of the armed forces has grown dramatically under Andrés Manuel López Obrador. But critics say there is no accountability or transparency
Leadership hopeful Claudia Sheinbaum faces questions over whether she can win new voters despite technocratic background
Contenders are jostling for the all-important position as president’s favourite
Xóchitl Gálvez has come from poverty to challenge President López Obrador’s chosen successor
Quick-fire move to pass 20 laws seen as attempt to cement Amlo’s legacy
Supreme court ruling halts López Obrador’s expansion of armed forces’ role
The leaders of the region’s biggest economies cannot agree on questions of gender, climate and democracy
Plea from Andrés Manuel López Obrador follows pressure from US lawmakers over trafficking of drug across border
Deaths of US citizens and steeply rising fentanyl casualties prompt rising frustration in Washington
Gideon talks to academic and writer Denise Dresser about President Andrés Manuel Lóp…
López Obrador confirms investment after finalising details with carmaker’s chief executive Elon Musk
The president’s attacks on national institutions threaten democracy and stability
Measure championed by López Obrador alarms critics who say it threatens democracy
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