Commentary: Is Mexico's president a threat to democracy? (via latimesopinion )
The latest indictments against Los Chapitos and other alleged smugglers present an opportunity to crack down on trafficking of illegal drugs -- but only if politicians in Mexico and the United States focus on a common goal.It was also the body that validated the 2006 presidential results, which López Obrador blames for his loss by less than 1%. He also ran unsuccessfully in 2012 but won in a landslide in 2018.
In a meeting with the Los Angeles Times editorial board earlier this year, Mexico’s Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard defended his party’s support of changes to the INE, saying that the changes would create a more efficient organization. It was a day after more than 100,000 peoplein the capital after the Mexican Senate voted in favor of cutting the institute’s budget. Ebrard’s statements were predictable, considering that he’s vying for his party’s presidential nomination.
With such widespread alarm for what many view as a threat to democracy in Mexico, does the presidential aspirant think that if he were elected people would see his victory as fair? Ebrard hesitated a few seconds before repeating more of the same in response, but after the meeting, he offered to have his staff send me more details about the plan to revamp the INE.
It would be easier to believe the party line if the proposed changes didn’t benefit AMLO’s Morena party, which already holds most of the state governorships and 261 seats in the Mexican Congress.
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