General News

In response to last weekend’s mega march in protest at his controversial plans to reform the country’s electoral system, President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has summoned his supporters onto the streets to show solidarity with his “transformation” of Mexico.

The 12th edition of El Buen Fin, Mexico’s spending binge equivalent to Black Friday, takes place from Friday, November 18 to Monday, November 21 (the holiday marking Mexican Revolution Day).

Mexican Supreme Court judge Juan Luis González Alcántara Carrancá has emitted a proposal to ban nativity scenes, or any signs alluding to religion, in public spaces that are paid for with resources.

Proposals by Andrés Manuel López Obrador to overhaul the nation’s electoral and political systems represent a threat to democracy in Mexico, critics say, although the nation’s president insists their main aim is to avoid fraud in forthcoming elections and save money.

Tens of thousands of Mexican citizens marched in cities across the country Sunday, November 13 to protest President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador’s plans to reform the nation’s electoral system,

President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador raised eyebrows in the aviation sector last week after proposing that Mexico allow foreign airlines to operate domestic routes between Mexican cities to create more supply and help lower airfares.

The influx of “digital nomads” from the United States to Mexico—in particular to the capital (see story right)—has helped spur a sharp increase in the number of temporary and permanent resident visas issued to U.S. citizens.

With 23 votes in favor, 12 against and one abstention, the Tamaulipas state legislature became the last in Mexico to give the green light to same-sex marriage.