How did Mexico reduce economic inequality?
There are three elements that have contributed to this reduction over the course of the past half-decade: higher incomes, a strong performance by small businesses and lower rental prices
Mexican tycoon Carlos Slim takes stock of the last six years in his home country: ‘Except for security, everything looks good and will continue to go well’
In a four-hour press conference, the richest man in Latin America discusses his business empire, the outgoing López Obrador administration and upcoming elections
Xóchitl Gálvez, Mexican presidential candidate: ‘The López Obrador administration represents corruption and the inability to govern’
The opposition candidate for the presidency of Mexico is confident that she will defeat the ruling party’s candidate — Claudia Sheinbaum — on June 2, despite the fact that the polls show her lagging far behind
López Obrador proposes package of constitutional reforms that are both a personal legacy and a campaign program
The Mexican president seeks to enshrine some of the policies that have marked his tenure as he faces the last four months of his term in office
Mexican president suggests US talks on migration and drugs may suffer after drug money allegations
President Andrés Manuel López Obrador suggested U.S. officials should apologize after media reports of a U.S. investigation into alleged drug money donations for his 2006 campaign
Mexican prosecutors revisit theory of second shooter in Luis Donaldo Colosio murder
Nearly 30 years after the PRI candidate’s assassination, Mexico’s Attorney General refutes the claim that killer Mario Aburto acted alone
The double face of Mexico: the economy grows, poverty remains
The country has had an exceptional year in terms of exports, business activity and the strength of its currency, but for ordinary families, the needs remain notable
Economy and insecurity take center stage as Sheinbaum and Gálvez vie for Mexico’s presidency
The candidate for Morena is emphasizing national prosperity while her opponent takes aim at the violence plaguing the country
Crisis in Mexico’s Federal Electoral Tribunal: The slow-motion fall of a judge
EL PAÍS has reconstructed the battle to control the institution that will oversee the upcoming presidential elections in Mexico. This report examines the role of the magistrates, the political power they wield, as well as the slow-motion fall of Judge Reyes Rodríguez, the head of the court who was forced to resign
López Obrador’s Mexico
The controversial politician will leave office this year, but history’s assessment of his presidency will be affected by the national dichotomy he amplified
Jorge Álvarez Máynez, the candidate that no one expected on Mexico’s presidential ballot
The last candidate to join the presidential race has arrived with the advantage of being a little-known face. But he has room to become an uncomfortable rival
The US sees a drop in illegal border crossings after Mexico increases enforcement
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Mexico’s immigration agency sent at least 22 flights from its border region with the U.S. to southern cities during the last 10 days of December, according to Witness at the Border
The kidnapping (and release) of migrants in Tamaulipas: A case bearing the hallmarks of the Gulf Cartel
President López Obrador acknowledges that the 32 captive migrants were released and not rescued. This is not the first time the criminal group has freed kidnap victims after pressure from authorities
Mexican debt, Wall Street’s new darling
The ‘nearshoring’ narrative, strength of the exchange rate and economic expansion have convinced international markets, which support a historic bond issuance: the $7.5 billion placed this week exceed the total debt issued during the entire 12 months of recent years
Mexico issues $7.5 billion in debt and becomes the world’s largest issuer among its peers
The Finance Ministry confirms that the country is now ‘the largest sovereign issuer with a BBB rating globally’
And they shouted ‘enough’: The 30-year-long Indigenous uprising that rewrote Mexican history
The Zapatista Army of National Liberation is celebrating the anniversary of the armed uprising that shook the Mexican status quo. From 12 days of war in 1994 to the failed negotiations with the government, from broken promises to building autonomy, the most iconic anti-globalization guerrilla movement has survived three decades
The United States pressures Mexico to do more to solve the migration crisis
Mexican President López Obrador meets with U.S. Secretary of State Blinken and U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Mayorkas as the situation on the border between the two countries reaches a fever pitch
US-Mexico border records one of its deadliest years ever
The death toll at the world’s most dangerous land crossing threatens to surpass the 560 victims documented last year
‘Unprecedented’ migratory wave puts US-Mexico relations to the test
A top-level delegation, led by Antony Blinken, will meet with the Mexican president on Wednesday to discuss ‘enforcement actions’ to stem the flow of arrivals
Mexico’s army-run airline takes to the skies, with first flight to the resort of Tulum
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It was another sign of the outsized role that President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has given to Mexico’s armed forces
New migrant caravan leaves southern Mexico on Christmas and advances towards US border
Thousands of people have begun crossing the country as a Washington delegation prepares to meet with Mexican officials to discuss the rising number of undocumented arrivals
Mexico and the United States to negotiate measures to address migration crisis
A delegation from Washington will visit Mexican President López Obrador on Wednesday to discuss how to stem the mass influx of people at the U.S. southern border
Mexico’s president is willing to help with border migrant crush but wants US to open talks with Cuba
A delegation of top U.S. officials will visit Mexico for talks on how to enforce immigration rules at the two countries’ shared border
The US and Mexico agree to more border control to stop the migratory wave
A delegation from the Biden administration will visit President López Obrador to define new measures to deal with the massive arrival of people at the frontier
In the Mexican town of Salvatierra, authorities search for answers to massacre
The authorities claim that 195 bullets were fired from seven different weapons. They are now targeting ‘a group of people that operates’ on the borders between the Mexican states of Guanajuato and Michoacán
Mexico’s president calls for state prosecutor’s ouster after 12 were killed leaving holiday party
AMLO tied the high levels of violence in Guanajuato to the increase in drug use seen in the state in central Mexico and said it required special attention
On board the first Maya Train: The locomotive is modern but incomplete and guarded by helicopters
EL PAÍS climbs aboard with President López Obrador for the inauguration of his pet project, with a route from Campeche to Cancún that still lacks connections, garages and workmanship