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Thousands of clandestine labs to manufacture synthetic drugs are dumping tons of toxic chemicals into Mexico’s most fragile ecosystems. Who is in charge of protecting the environment against the growing number of these laboratories? Quinto Elemento Lab investigates
Marcelo Ebrard and Alicia Bárcena will once again be part of the Mexican administration, while the president-elect is still to announce her picks for key portfolios, such as national security
The candidate for the ruling Morena party won among voters of all genders, ages, professions and incomes. She only lost among employers and those with postgraduate studies, who represent less than 17% of Mexican voters
The member of the General Council of the National Electoral Institute analyzes the advances, setbacks and threats to the political and voting rights of women in the country
The election of the first female president in Mexico represents an important achievement in female representation, but experts warn that ‘there is still a long way to go to achieve equality’
Current and former political leaders from countries including Colombia, Honduras and Guatemala have congratulated the Morena representative, who is poised to become the first woman to lead the country
A woman will lead the country for the first time in history. President López Obrador’s successor has won a second term for the National Regeneration Movement and stifled the conservative coalition’s aspirations
The former head of the Mexico City government has become Mexico’s first female president, it remains to be seen how far away she veers from her predecessor and political mentor
More than 98 million voters will be able to decide whether to continue the path laid by President López Obrador. Alternatively, they could throw their support to the conservative opposition
The latest annual report from the anti-narcotics agency warns that the two criminal groups ‘have effectively eliminated any competition’ and already have a presence in all 50 states of the country
In one month at least 42 people have gone missing in the northeastern state. Seven remain unaccounted for. The latest episode, the disappearance of 12 construction workers, demonstrates the power of organized crime
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The attack on the Mexican Embassy in Ecuador highlights a turbulent panorama in which diplomatic crises and bilateral tensions threaten regional integration
Daniel Noboa’s government described Jorge Glas’ asylum at Mexican legation as a provocation and justified the assault as a necessary step to prevent impunity
Ecuadorian police forces burst into the site with armored cars and arrested former vice president Jorge Glas, who is convicted in two cases of corruption and had been granted political asylum by Mexico. President López Obrador has described the assault as a ‘flagrant violation of international law and sovereignty’
The politician was attacked at a campaign event in Celaya right after she presented her strategy to tackle violence in a municipality that is in the grips of a security crisis
Colombia has demanded an apology and will expel diplomats after the Argentine president called Gustavo Petro a ‘terrorist murderer’ during an interview with CNN
The victims have been identified as Alejandro Hernández Fuentes and Dorlian Ronial Castillo Cabrera. Four other Hispanic workers are still missing, but U.S. authorities said it is no longer safe for divers to continue searching the accident area
The president is taking his demands to the U.S. presidential campaign: he will support whichever White House candidate promises to regularize undocumented Mexican workers — a policy that is also set to win over support for his own party ahead of the June election in Mexico
Morena’s presidential candidate schedules an intense campaign tour of Nuevo León, Coahuila and Durango, states traditionally resistant to the political left
Both leading presidential candidates have placed crime at the center of their platforms. Xóchitl Gálvez is promising to build a mega-prison, while Claudia Sheinbaum wants to integrate the National Guard into the Army