The Guadalajara Reporter
Guadalajara's Largest English Newspaper
Although convicted felons lose their right to vote in elections in Mexico, those being held in jail while awaiting trial and/or sentencing are theoretically eligible to cast their votes. This has rarely happened, however.
Detailed research carried out by two NGOs monitoring the quality of food sold in Mexican schools suggests that negligent educational establishments are contributing to the high levels of obesity and diabetes in the country.
Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has lashed out at King Felipe VI of Spain for giving his annual Human Rights Award to FUNDEJ, a NGO based in Jalisco that searches for missing persons.
A record of 227,112 Mexicans living abroad are registered to vote in the 2024 federal elections on Sunday, June 2, Mexico’s Foreign Ministry says.
The three candidates for the governorship of Jalisco seemed more interested in airing each other’s dirty laundry than providing innovative solutions to the state’s pressing problems in the first two of four debates scheduled before the June 2 election.
As temperatures continue rising throughout the hottest weeks of the year, a string of holidays will break everyday routines and help counteract heat-induced lethargy. Special dates coming up on the calendar over the next month include:
Mexico has accused the Ecuadorian government of a flagrant violation of international law after police officers entered its embassy in Quito to arrest Jorge Glas, a former vice president facing corruption charges.
In contrast to November’s presidential election in the United States, which many pollsters predict will go down to the wire, Mexico’s vote on June 2 is gearing up to be a far less dramatic affair.
The first of three scheduled debates among the three candidates running for the Mexican presidency—Claudia Sheinbaum (Morena-PT-PVEM), Xóchitl Gálvez (PAN-PRI-PRD) and Jorge Máynez (Movimiento Ciudadano)—turned out to be a damp squib, in the view of many political analysts.
