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A Look Inside Mexico’s Ruling Party

After AMLO departed from office, the party is taking action to prevent defections and disarray.

Dedazo: Mexico's President-elect Claudia Sheinbaum celebrates with President Andrés Manuel López Obrador at the National Palace in Mexico City in June.

In Mexico, the Presidential “Dedazo” Is Weaker Than It Seems

President-elect Claudia Sheinbaum is AMLO’s preferred successor. But history shows the “dedazo” doesn’t always translate to power behind the scenes.

A man holds a Mexican flag in the city center. The country's opposition has struggled to mount effective resistance to the government's policies.

Mexico’s Opposition Must Fight AMLO—and an Enduring Stigma

Those asking why the opposition has struggled to challenge AMLO share part of the blame for its plight.

Why AMLO’s Attempt to Centralize Power Comes at a Cost

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The Mexican president’s revolution speeds on, with little regard for the consequences.

The Real Lesson of Mexico’s State Elections

Mexicans from the U.S. border to the Yucatan peninsula issued a strong rebuke to President Enrique Peña Nieto and his ruling Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) in state elections on Sunday. The PRI lost governorships in six of the nine states it held going into the vote, including four – Durango, Quintana Roo, Tamaulipas and Veracruz – … Read more