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​People stand outside the building of the Federal Judiciary Council as Mexico's judicial workers launched an indefinite nationwide strike ahead of votes by lawmakers on overhauling the country's judiciary, including moving to the popular election of judges, in Mexico City, Mexico August 19, 2024.
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Mexican judges strike against AMLO’s proposed judicial reform

Mexico’s federal courts saw thousands of judges and their employees launch a strike on Monday against a proposed judicial overhaul that would force all judges in the country to stand for election.

Outgoing Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum speaks as she registers as a for the ruling MORENA party's 2024 presidential election primary.
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Is she Mexico’s next president?

Claudia Sheinbaum, the outgoing mayor of Mexico City, is the frontrunner to succeed popular President AMLO.

Mario Delgado, president of Mexico's ruling Morena party, during a press conference to unveil the four presidential candidates in Mexico City.
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AMLO wants a popular successor

Mexico's ruling Morena Party on will pick its 2024 presidential nominee in a unique way.

Delfina Gomez, candidate for governor of the State of Mexico for the Morena party, celebrates after preliminary election results are announced in Toluca.
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AMLO's party wins big Mexican state, looking good for 2024

The president is showing that he can extend his popularity to the candidates he handpicks.

Illustration of a muscle-flexing arm beside a Mexican flag
by ian bremmer

Advantage Mexico

Here are three reasons why, politically and economically, Mexico is strong and getting stronger.

Optimism about Mexico's political and economic future
Quick Take

Optimism about Mexico's political and economic future

Ian Bremmer's Quick Take: Just back from Mexico, and I come away pretty optimistic about where the country is heading overall, and some of that is the context of Mexico in an environment where China-US relations are getting a lot more challenging. Mexico in many ways is the country that stands to benefit the most outside of the United States.

Northern Ireland trade deal ends Brexit but not UK's economic woes
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Northern Ireland trade deal ends Brexit but not UK's economic woes

Will the UK finally move past Brexit now that a Northern Ireland trade deal has been resolved? Will recent violence in the West Bank escalate into something more? Why are Mexicans protesting AMLO's electoral law change as well? Ian Bremmer shares his insights on global politics this week on World In :60.

Protesters against President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador's plan to reform the electoral authority, in Mexico City, Mexico, February 26, 2023.
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Hard Numbers: Mexicans protest AMLO changes, North Korea seeks grain, Iran hearts Ipanema, a controversial kiss from Kosovo

How many people in Mexico City took part in recent mass protests against President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador’s overhaul of the electoral system?

Destroyed buildings in the aftermath of the deadly earthquake, in Antakya, Turkey February 19, 2023..
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Hard Numbers: Turkey/Syria quake death toll, Modi ally’s biz empire crumbles, West Bank violence, AMLO believes in elves

The death toll of the Feb. 6 Turkey/Syria earthquakes topped 50,000 on Sunday.

US President Joe Biden, Mexican President AMLO and Canadian PM Justin Trudeau arrive for a joint news conference at the conclusion of the North American Leaders' Summit in Mexico City.
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What We’re Watching: Three Amigos huddle, Peruvian violence, East Asia travel curbs

Three Amigos talk and ... that's all, folks; a deadly day in Peru; East Asian COVID visa beef; will Bolsonaro ever go home?