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A banner reading: "Abortion Out of the Penal Code" hangs from a building during International Women's Day, at the Zocalo Square in Mexico City, Mexico March 8, 2023. The ruling set a significant legal precedent and paved the way for the federal health system to begin providing abortion services and broaden access dramatically. But Mexican abortion rights advocates say the ruling's promise of expanding abortion access will not become a reality overnight and could depend on the political and legislative will of the federal government. Aside from safeguarding abortion patients and providers from prosecution, the ruling will have limited impact on access until the federal public health system starts providing abortion services. Xochitl Galvez, the senator chosen to represent the main opposition coalition, has broken from her center-right party’s anti-abortion platform to support abortion rights.

Persons: Quetzalli, Maria Antonieta Alcalde, IPAS, Alcalde, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, Claudia Sheinbaum, Xochitl Galvez, Veronica Cruz, Roe, Wade, Isabel Fulda, Gabriella Borter, Stephen Eisenhammer, Josie Kao Organizations: REUTERS, Mexico City, Regeneration, Mexico's, United States Supreme, Thomson Locations: Mexico City, Mexico, MEXICO, Coahuila, Latin America, Caribbean, America, United States, Guanajuato, U.S

☆ Mexico's Sheinbaum eyes historic presidency as guardian of Lopez Obrador legacy
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-07 | by ( Dave Graham | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

[1/5] Former Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum gestures as she speaks on the day of the announcement of the results of an internal national polling which declared Sheinbaum as the presidential candidate, in Mexico City, Mexico September 6, 2023. loadingSheinbaum and her mentor, President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, a trenchant critic of the establishment before he took power, would not meet until years later. On Wednesday, MORENA said Sheinbaum, who in June stood down as Mexico City mayor to pursue the nomination, would be its candidate to succeed Lopez Obrador. Lopez Obrador regularly lambasts adversaries at daily news briefings. Lopez Obrador appointed Sheinbaum city environment minister, and she became a close ally.

Persons: Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum, Sheinbaum, Raquel Cunha, Claudia Sheinbaum, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, MORENA, Lopez Obrador, Marcelo Ebrard, Xochitl Galvez, Antonio Ocaranza, Ernesto Zedillo, Carlos Salinas, Mexico's, Salinas, Lopez, Rene Cervera, Ebrard, Cervera, Dave Graham, Diego Ore, Aurora Ellis Organizations: Mexico City Mayor, REUTERS, Trade, National Regeneration, Mexico City, Reuters, Stanford University, Institutional Revolutionary Party, Thomson Locations: Mexico City, Mexico, MEXICO, Mexican, Tabasco, MORENA

☆ Mexico president backs ruling party candidate after disputed selection process
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-07 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Mexico's President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador and Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum attend an event to commemorate the 200th Anniversary of the Consummation of the Independence of Mexico outside the National Palace, in Mexico City, Mexico, September 27, 2021. Lopez Obrador rejected Ebrard's demand that the primary be redone, and said he supported Sheinbaum. It's something historic, unprecedented, and I don't see any problem," Lopez Obrador said about the process where Sheinbaum beat out five other contenders. Lopez Obrador suggested Ebrard may choose to run for the presidency as an independent candidate, adding that he is free to do what he considers best. "This type of process has never been done," Lopez Obrador said, referring to the polls of some 12,500 people that resulted in Sheinbaum becoming the MORENA candidate.

Persons: Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum, Henry Romero, Marcelo Ebrard, MORENA, Lopez Obrador, Ebrard, Lopez, Xochitl Galvez, Dave Graham, Stephen Eisenhammer, Mark Porter Organizations: Mexico City Mayor, REUTERS, Regeneration, ' Movement, Thomson Locations: Mexico, Independence, Mexico City, MEXICO, Sheinbaum

CNN —Mexico seems set to elect its first female president in next year’s election after the country’s leading parties both unveiled women candidates. Sheinbaum is a former mayor of Mexico City who has long been considered a favorite to get the nomination. Born in Mexico City in 1962, Sheinbaum has a degree in physics and a PhD in energy engineering. Senator Xóchitl Gálvez, opposition candidate for Mexico's 2024 presidential election, speaks at the Angel of Independence monument, in Mexico City, on Sunday. From 2015 to 2018, she served as the mayor of the Miguel Hidalgo borough in Mexico City.

Persons: Morena, Claudia Sheinbaum, Xóchitl Gálvez, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, Sheinbaum, Obrador, Gálvez, Marco Ugarte, López Obrador, …, ” Gálvez, Miguel Organizations: CNN, Sunday, Mexico City, Frente Amplio, Institutional Revolutionary Party, Twitter, PRI, National Action Party, PAN, Democratic Revolution Party, Español, Senate, Federal Locations: Mexico, Mexico City, Frente Amplio Por Mexico, Morena, Miguel Hidalgo

MEXICO CITY (AP) — The former mayor of Mexico City will be the dominant ruling party’s presidential candidate, moving the country closer to electing its first ever female president next year. The decision driven by polls of Morena party members means that Claudia Sheinbaum will run as the party’s candidate in the June presidential election. Mexico’s constitution bars outgoing President Andrés Manuel López Obrador from a second six-year term. Sheinbaum is a close ally of the popular López Obrador and as Morena’s candidate she will enjoy a distinct advantage in June. López Obrador had said that he would let the party faithful decide its candidate.

Persons: Morena, Claudia Sheinbaum, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, Alfonso Durazo, Sheinbaum, Marcelo Ebrard, López, “, ” Sheinbaum, Ebrard, ”, Xóchitl Gálvez, Durazo, López Obrador Organizations: MEXICO CITY, Foreign, López Obrador, Sheinbaum’s, Institutional Revolutionary Party Locations: MEXICO, Mexico City, Morena, Mexico

☆ Mexico's Ruling Party Declares Claudia Sheinbaum 2024 Presidential Candidate
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-06 | by ( Sept. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: 1 min

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's ruling party on Wednesday said former Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum will be its 2024 presidential candidate, putting her in pole position to win the June 2 election and become the country's first woman president.

Persons: Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum Organizations: MEXICO CITY, Mexico City Mayor Locations: MEXICO, Mexico

☆ Mexican ruling party engulfed in presidential nomination dispute
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-06 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Ebrard's campaign has for weeks said there were problems in the national voter survey to choose a MORENA candidate, and in recent days stepped up warnings. Shortly afterward, Ebrard issued a statement saying police had prevented his representatives from entering where the party was counting the national poll ballots. In another video shared on social media, Ebrard said the situation was becoming "more and more like the PRI", or the Institutional Revolutionary Party. The main opposition alliance last week selected as its presidential candidate Xochitl Galvez, a charismatic and unconventional senator of Indigenous origin who overcame an impoverished background to become a successful entrepreneur. Reporting by Dave Graham and Adriana Barrera editing by Timothy Gardner, Cassandra Garrison and Josie KaoOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Marcelo Ebrard, MORENA, Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum, Iztapalapa, Alfonso Durazo, Durazo, Ebrard, we're, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, Xochitl Galvez, Lopez Obrador, Dave Graham, Adriana Barrera, Timothy Gardner, Cassandra Garrison, Josie Kao Organizations: Mexico City Mayor, MEXICO CITY, National Regeneration, Institutional Revolutionary Party, PRI, Tuesday, Thomson Locations: Mexico City, Mexico, MEXICO, MORENA

☆ Mexico's Sheinbaum favorite to win presidential nomination, poll shows
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-05 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Former Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum holds a rally at Macroplaza Iztapalapa, pursuing to be the ruling MORENA party's candidate for the 2024 presidential election, in Mexico City, Mexico, August 1, 2023. Sheinbaum's advantage was wider than the seven-point lead she held in an El Financiero poll conducted July 28-29. Sheinbaum was clearly ahead on all of the supplementary questions except for her knowledge of the country, where the experienced Ebrard narrowly beat her, El Financiero said. Sheinbaum, a close ally of Lopez Obrador, has been viewed for months as the one to beat. The popular Lopez Obrador cannot seek a second six-year term because Mexican law prohibits it.

Persons: Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum, Iztapalapa, MORENA, Henry Romero, El, Marcelo Ebrard, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, Sheinbaum, Ebrard, El Financiero, Lopez Obrador, Lopez, Dave Graham, Jonathan Oatis Organizations: Mexico City Mayor, REUTERS, Regeneration, Thomson Locations: Mexico City, Mexico, MEXICO, El

☆ Mexico's Sheinbaum favorite to win presidential nomination, polls show
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-05 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Former Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum holds a rally at Macroplaza Iztapalapa, pursuing to be the ruling MORENA party's candidate for the 2024 presidential election, in Mexico City, Mexico, August 1, 2023. REUTERS/Henry Romero/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsMEXICO CITY, Sept 5 (Reuters) - Former Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum held a comfortable advantage in the race to be the leftist ruling party's 2024 presidential nominee, according to opinion polls published on Tuesday, the eve of the announcement of the winner. The Sept. 1-2 survey polled 500 Mexican adults and had a margin of error of plus or minus 4.4 percentage points. The Parametria survey had a margin of error of plus-or-minus 3.5 percentage points, and showed Ebrard was the best-known contender in the presidential contest, recognized by 73% of respondents compared to 67% for Sheinbaum. Sheinbaum, a close ally of Lopez Obrador, has been viewed for months as the one to beat.

Persons: Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum, Iztapalapa, MORENA, Henry Romero, El, Marcelo Ebrard, Ebrard, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, Sheinbaum, El Financiero, Lopez Obrador, Lopez, Lopez Obrador's, Dave Graham, Jonathan Oatis, Ed Tobin Organizations: Mexico City Mayor, REUTERS, National Regeneration, Sheinbaum, Thomson Locations: Mexico City, Mexico, MEXICO, El, MORENA

☆ Mexican president's fiery barbs fuel maverick rival's campaign
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-20 | by ( Dave Graham | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

Neither the president's office nor Galvez, who represents the center-right National Action Party (PAN), replied to requests for comment. Lopez Obrador has sought to break this narrative by branding Galvez a millionaire, said Roy Campos, Mitofsky's director. The authority this week ordered Lopez Obrador to remain neutral and abstain from election comments. Under Fox's government, Congress in 2005 stripped Lopez Obrador of immunity from prosecution over a minor land dispute. She urged her party to avoid resorting to tactics used against Lopez Obrador in the past.

Persons: Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador's, Xochitl Galvez, Lopez Obrador, Galvez, Alfa Gonzalez, pugnacious Lopez Obrador, Lopez, Consulta Mitofsky, Claudia Sheinbaum, Marcelo Ebrard, Roy Campos, Gabriel Islas, Beatriz Vazquez, Vicente Fox, Fox, Andres Manuel, Lorena Villavicencio, Sheinbaum, Dave Graham, Susan Heavey Organizations: Isla de, REUTERS, MEXICO CITY, Party of, Democratic Revolution, Action Party, PAN, Regeneration, Mexico City, Institutional Revolutionary Party, Congress, Thomson Locations: Isla, Isla de Cedros, Mulege, Mexico, MEXICO, derailing, MORENA, Spanish, Mexican

☆ Mexico's Sheinbaum leads race for ruling party presidential ticket -poll
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-28 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

That has prompted many analysts to view the MORENA contest as an almost de facto presidential race. The poll showed that Ebrard was the best-known candidate, being recognized by 71% of respondents, while Sheinbaum was familiar to 66% of the public. Sheinbaum and Ebrard have long been favorites for the MORENA ticket. The poll showed the next-best placed candidate, former Interior Minister Adan Augusto Lopez, had 8% support, along with veteran leftist Gerardo Fernandez Norona. A survey published last month by Buendia & Marquez showed Sheinbaum polling at 32% support and Ebrard at 23% on the question of who should be the MORENA presidential candidate.

Persons: Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum, Marquez, Sheinbaum, Marcelo Ebrard, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, Ebrard, Adan Augusto Lopez, Gerardo Fernandez Norona, Natalia Siniawski, Mark Porter Organizations: MEXICO CITY, Mexico City Mayor, El Universal, Regeneration, Buendia, Thomson Locations: MEXICO, MORENA

☆ Maverick Mexican politician Xochitl Galvez throws hat in ring for presidency
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-27 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

MEXICO CITY, June 27 (Reuters) - Maverick Mexican politician Senator Xochitl Galvez on Tuesday said she was entering the race for the presidency in 2024 as a struggling opposition tries to claw back the initiative from President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador's ruling party. Galvez, 60, made her announcement in a video posted on Twitter standing outside Lopez Obrador's office in Mexico City, injecting a dash of unpredictability to a burgeoning field of hopefuls for the election next June. Galvez contrasts her humble origins to those of the contenders of Lopez Obrador's leftist National Regeneration Movement (MORENA), whom she says grew up with more privilege. Galvez, a trained computer engineer elected to the Senate for the center-right National Action Party, could help counter the appeal of a female MORENA candidate, analysts say. Earlier this month, she created a media stir as she stood knocking on the doors of the presidential palace in protest at being denied entry to Lopez Obrador's morning press conference, where she was planning to criticize him.

Persons: Xochitl Galvez, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador's, Galvez, Lopez, Lopez Obrador, MORENA, Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum, Dave Graham, Leslie Adler Organizations: MEXICO CITY, Maverick, Twitter, Regeneration, Mexico City Mayor, Senate, Action Party, Thomson Locations: MEXICO, Maverick Mexican, Mexico City, Mexico

The fallout is a rare chink in Lopez Obrador's formidable popularity, steadily above 60% throughout his term. The pricing issue is urgent as northern corn farmers are harvesting now, many with nowhere to sell without taking a loss. It is not the first time that tensions have heated up between this administration and the agriculture sector. Valdez estimated that commercial agriculture producers represent about 10 million votes. Farmers argue Lopez Obrador's government has eliminated important sector benefits, including loans at beneficial interest rates, which his administration says too often fell into arrears.

Persons: Edgard Garrido, Andres Manuel Lopez, Lopez, Lopez Obrador's, Bosco, la Vega, Lopez Obrador, Claudia Sheinbaum, Marcelo Ebrard, Adan Augusto, Baltazar Valdez, Valdez, Raul Urteaga, Urteaga, spokespeople, Luz Maria Mendoza, Cassandra Garrison, Stephen Eisenhammer, Nick Zieminski Organizations: REUTERS, MEXICO CITY, U.S, Regeneration, Producers, Chicago Board of Trade, CNA, Farmers, North American Free Trade, United Farm Workers, Valdez, Global Agrotrade Advisors, Agriculture, Finance Ministry, FIRA, Thomson Locations: La Constitucion Totoltepec, Toluca , Mexico, MEXICO, Sinaloa, United States, U.S, Chihuahua, Mexico, Canada

☆ Mexico interior minister steps down to vie for presidential bid
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-16 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

MEXICO CITY, June 16 (Reuters) - Mexican Interior Minister Adan Augusto Lopez has resigned from his post to compete for the ruling party's candidacy in next year's presidential elections, President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Friday. Lopez Obrador said during a regular press conference that the interior minister had resigned the day before. The president did not immediately name a replacement, but said that Alejandro Encinas, who has led human rights issues for the ministry, would act as interior minister in the interim. Lopez's resignation follows that of former Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard, who stepped down earlier this week, and Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum, whose last day in office is Friday. Opinion polls so far have tended to give Sheinbaum, who would be Mexico's first female president if she won, a slight edge.

Persons: Adan Augusto Lopez, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, Lopez Obrador, Lopez, Alejandro Encinas, Marcelo Ebrard, Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum, Raul Cortes, Kylie Madry, Sarah Morland, Cassandra Garrison, Bill Berkrot Organizations: MEXICO CITY, Mexico City Mayor, Regeneration, Thomson Locations: MEXICO, Mexico, MORENA

☆ Mexico City mayor seeks bid as first female president
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-13 | by ( Reuters Editorial | ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

PoliticsMexico City mayor seeks bid as first female presidentPostedMexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum on Monday (June 12) said she will step down on Friday (June 16) to pursue the ruling party's candidacy for the 2024 presidential election, bidding to become the country's first female leader.

Persons: Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum Organizations: Mayor Locations: Mexico City, Mexico

☆ Mexico City mayor to step down to pursue historic bid for presidency
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-12 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/3] Outgoing Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum, one of the leading candidates for the presidential nomination of the ruling MORENA party, gestures during a press conference in Mexico City, Mexico June 12, 2023. REUTERS/Raquel CunhaMEXICO CITY, June 12 (Reuters) - Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum said she will step down on Friday to pursue the ruling party's candidacy for the 2024 presidential election, bidding to become the country's first female leader. President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador's leftist National Regeneration Movement (MORENA) on Sunday agreed that on Sept. 6 it would announce the winner of its internal selection process. MORENA is heavily favored to win the June 2024 presidential election, lifted by Lopez Obrador's personal popularity. Reporting by Dave Graham in Mexico City; Writing by Sarah Morland and Brendan O'Boyle; Editing by Matthew Lewis and Leslie AdlerOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum, Raquel Cunha MEXICO, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador's, MORENA, Lopez, Lopez Obrador, Sheinbaum, Marcelo Ebrard, Ebrard, Adan Augusto Lopez, Dave Graham, Sarah Morland, Brendan O'Boyle, Matthew Lewis, Leslie Adler Organizations: Mexico City Mayor, REUTERS, Raquel Cunha MEXICO CITY, Regeneration, Sunday, Reuters, Interior, Thomson Locations: Mexico, Mexico City, China, United States

☆ Analysis: Mexico president puts unity first to broker compromise in succession race
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-08 | by ( Dave Graham | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Ebrard, a leading contender to succeed Lopez Obrador, on Tuesday announced that he would step down next week. Under Lopez Obrador, MORENA in less than five years has replaced the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) as the establishment party. Lopez Obrador has been urging MORENA to fight for a two-thirds congressional super-majority next year. Most recent polling gives Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum a slight edge over Ebrard in the succession battle, and senior aides to the president have told Reuters they believe she is Lopez Obrador's preferred candidate. "The most important thing for Lopez Obrador right now is to keep his movement united and alive," Rozental said.

Persons: Andres Manuel Lopez, Marcelo Ebrard, Lopez, Lopez Obrador, MORENA, Mexico's, Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum, Lopez Obrador's, Andres Rozental, Ebrard, Rozental, Sheinbaum, Dave Graham, Mark Porter Organizations: MEXICO CITY, Regeneration, Tuesday, Institutional Revolutionary Party, Mexico City Mayor, Reuters, Mexico City, Lopez Obrador, Thomson Locations: MEXICO, Mexico City, MORENA, Cohauila, Ebrard, Mexico

☆ Mexico foreign minister's departure primed to spark more resignations
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-07 | by ( Dave Graham | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Interior Minister Adan Augusto Lopez also plans to resign next week to focus on his own presidential bid, two government sources told Reuters. If MORENA's board decides that on Sunday, then interior minister Lopez and Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum, two other top contenders, would need to resign, Lopez Obrador said at a regular press conference. Lopez Obrador made the remark after observing that more contenders could follow Ebrard's lead in the next few days. Supporters of Ebrard argue his post does not allow him to focus as much on domestic issues as Sheinbaum and Lopez. Lopez Obrador did not immediately name a replacement for Ebrard, who is due to step down next Monday.

Persons: Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, Marcelo Ebrard, Ebrard, Lopez Obrador, Adan Augusto Lopez, Mario Delgado, Lopez, Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum, Ricardo Monreal, MORENA, Dave Graham, Diego Ore, Stefanie Eschenbacher, Matthew Lewis, David Gregorio, Grant McCool Organizations: MEXICO CITY, Foreign, Regeneration, Reuters, Mexico City Mayor, Thomson Locations: MEXICO, Ebrard

☆ Mexico foreign minister quits in bid to clinch presidential nomination
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-07 | by ( Dave Graham | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

[1/4] Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard raises his fist while announcing he will resign next week to focus on winning the nomination of the leftist National Regeneration Movement (MORENA) ruling party for next year's presidential election, at a hotel in Mexico City, Mexico, June 6, 2023. Mexico's U.N. ambassador Juan Ramon de la Fuente and ambassador to the U.S. Esteban Moctezuma are seen by many analysts as the favorites to replace Ebrard as foreign minister. As foreign minister, it is harder for Ebrard to address domestic issues than for Sheinbaum and Interior Minister Adan Augusto Lopez, another leading contender, Buendia said. Following Ebrard's announcement, MORENA party chairman Mario Delgado told Mexican radio the party's contenders would ultimately have to resign to ensure a fair contest. During Monday's meeting, Lopez Obrador said he had urged the party to remain united, and pledged not to influence the outcome of MORENA's internal contest.

Persons: Marcelo Ebrard, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum, Ebrard, Mexico's U.N, Juan Ramon de la Fuente, Esteban Moctezuma, Lopez Obrador, MORENA, Jorge Buendia, Marquez, Buendia, Adan Augusto Lopez, Lopez, Mario Delgado, Dave Graham, Anthony Esposito, Gerry Doyle, Raju Gopalakrishnan Organizations: Foreign, Regeneration, Read, MEXICO CITY, Mayor, U.S, Thomson Locations: Mexico City, Mexico, MEXICO, U.S, Mexican, State of Mexico

☆ Mexican president urges unity among ruling party contenders
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-06 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

MEXICO CITY, June 6 (Reuters) - Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said he had sought to promote unity within the ruling National Regeneration Movement (MORENA) during a dinner on Monday evening attended by the party's main contenders to succeed him. Ebrard is one of the leading contenders to succeed Lopez Obrador, though most recent polling has tended to give Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum a slight edge in the race. Lopez Obrador said Ebrard, Sheinbaum and Interior Minister Adan Augusto Lopez, another presidential hopeful, were at the dinner, where MORENA leaders congratulated party stalwart Delfina Gomez for winning the State of Mexico's gubernatorial election on Sunday. "And we also met to maintain unity, so that there aren't divisions," the leftist president told reporters. Reporting by Dave Graham; Editing by Isabel Woodford and Paul SimaoOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, MORENA, Marcelo Ebrard, Lopez Obrador, Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum, Ebrard, Adan Augusto Lopez, Delfina Gomez, Dave Graham, Isabel Woodford, Paul Simao Organizations: MEXICO CITY, Regeneration, Mexico City Mayor, Thomson Locations: MEXICO, Sheinbaum, Mexico's

☆ Mexico's rulers scoop up opposition bastion ahead of presidency vote
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-05 | by ( Dave Graham | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

The victory adds Mexico's most populous region to the 21 other states MORENA already controls, now more than two-thirds of the total. The centrist PRI has governed the State of Mexico since 1929, the date from which it began its long domination of Mexico. Defeated for the presidency in 2000, it bounced back in 2012 but was drubbed by Lopez Obrador six years later. "We defeated corruption and neglect," MORENA's triumphant candidate Delfina Gomez told cheering supporters after the vote, hailing the PRI's ousting. Gomez, who narrowly lost the previous state election, will be the State of Mexico's first female governor.

Persons: Delfina Gomez, Henry Romero MEXICO, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador's, Lopez, MORENA, Lopez Obrador, MORENA's, Gomez, Alejandra del, Claudia Sheinbaum, Marcelo Ebrard, Sheinbaum, Dave Graham, Gerry Doyle Organizations: National Regeneration, REUTERS, Henry Romero MEXICO CITY, Sunday, Regeneration, Institutional Revolutionary Party, PRI, Mexico City's, Foreign, MORENA, Thomson Locations: State, Mexico, Toluca, MORENA, Mexico's, Coahuila

☆ Lopez Obrador party poised to gain control of key Mexico state election
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-04 | by ( Dave Graham | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

[1/2] Delfina Gomez of the National Regeneration Movement (MORENA), candidate for the governor of the State of Mexico, smiles next to Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, leader of MORENA during a news conference in Mexico City, Mexico June 6, 2017. REUTERS/Carlos JassoMEXICO CITY, June 4 (Reuters) - Mexico holds a state election on Sunday that looks poised to bolster President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador ahead of the race to succeed him, with his party forecast to capture the last major bastion of the country's old rulers. Lopez Obrador routed the PRI to win the presidency in 2018, and MORENA has since absorbed most of the once-dominant party's strongholds, as well as many of its politicians. Lopez Obrador has frequently criticized some sectors of middle class voters, and Mexico City and the State of Mexico in 2021 dealt MORENA unexpected setbacks in local elections. Sheinbaum, like Gomez, MORENA's State of Mexico candidate, is closely identified with Lopez Obrador and his agenda.

Persons: Delfina Gomez, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, MORENA, Carlos Jasso, Lopez Obrador, Alejandra del, Jose Hernandez, Los Reyes Acaquilpan, Gomez, Del Moral, Claudia Sheinbaum, Marcelo Ebrard, Roy Campos, Consulta, Dave Graham, Aurora Ellis Organizations: National Regeneration, REUTERS, Carlos Jasso MEXICO CITY, Regeneration, Institutional Revolutionary Party, PRI, Reforma, Mexico City, Mexico City's, Foreign, Thomson Locations: State of Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico, Carlos Jasso MEXICO, State, Los Reyes, MORENA, Coahuila, MORENA's State, of Mexico

The voting comes a year before Mexico's next presidential election, with polls indicating MORENA will be hard to beat. Del Moral has said the PRI learned from its mistakes and that her coalition would be a broader alternative to MORENA. As she cast her ballot, del Moral told reporters the vote was historic because for the first time a woman would be elected to govern the state. Guillermo Fuentes, a 55-year-old PRI supporter and small business owner, said del Moral, not MORENA, was the one who would deliver change to the State of Mexico. Sheinbaum, like Gomez, MORENA's State of Mexico candidate, is closely identified with Lopez Obrador and his policies.

Persons: Armando Guadiana, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, Lopez, Lopez Obrador, MORENA, Mexico's, Delfina Gomez, Alejandra del, Jobita Pena, Pena, Gomez, Del Moral, Guillermo Fuentes, Claudia Sheinbaum, Marcelo Ebrard, Dave Graham, Alberto Fajardo, Aurora Ellis, Will Dunham, Lisa Shumaker Organizations: National Regeneration, Read, MEXICO CITY, Regeneration, Institutional Revolutionary Party, PRI, Reforma, Moral, Mexico City's, Foreign, Thomson Locations: Coahuila, Saltillo , Mexico, MEXICO, Mexican, State of Mexico, State, Mexico, Tlalnepantla, MORENA, MORENA's State, of Mexico

☆ Mexico rulers tipped to win historic state election as presidency race looms
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-29 | by ( Dave Graham | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

[1/5] A banner of Delfina Gomez, candidate for Governor for the state of Mexico for the National Regeneration Movement (MORENA) Party is pictured in Nezahualcoyotl, state of Mexico, Mexico May 26, 2023. Lopez Obrador routed the PRI in 2018 when he won the presidency. Erika Flores, a 50-year-old nurse who voted for Lopez Obrador in 2018, said she now felt disillusioned. LITMUS TESTIt is the first time the State of Mexico election will be a women-only contest. Gomez has vowed to put security first in the State of Mexico, pledging to clean up the police and improve their resources.

☆ Mexico City earthquake alarm goes off in error during maintenance
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-08 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

MEXICO CITY, May 8 (Reuters) - The early warning seismic alarm system in Mexico City sounded off on Monday in error during maintenance work, sending panicked residents into the streets in anticipation of an earthquake that turned out to be a false alarm. "Due to an error derived from maintenance work, the seismic alarm was accidentally activated at 851 locations in Mexico City. We apologize for the inconvenience and impact this incident caused," the Mexico City government said on Twitter minutes later. Earthquakes frequently rock Mexico City, sometimes with deadly consequences, and the seismic alarm system often gives residents precious seconds to head to a secure area before the shaking starts. Reporting by Mexico City Newsroom; Editing by David Alire GarciaOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

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