AMLO in Los Angeles: First campaign meeting outside Mexico

According to Milenio, at least a couple of thousands attended as Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) held his first mass meeting outside of Mexico, in front of the Los Angeles City Hall, where he called for the creation of new committees of his movement Morena, or  Movimiento de Regeneración Nacional.


It will be increasingly tougher to claim that this is not active campaigning, though - and PAN has noted it will likely lodge a complaint with the federal electoral institute, as Mexican electoral law prohibits political campaigning outside of the electoral cycle.

Is this for real? Cardinal's cousin arrested due to name confusion

After spending six days in prison after her arrest due to the discovery of a marijuana-loaded vehicle registered in her name, it appears that María Carrera Rivera, cousin of Cardinal Norberto Rivera, was confused with another person called María Cabrera Rivera.

If this is truly the case, it is yet another shocking reminder that in Mexico you may still remain guilty until proven innocent. It is hardly a comfort that this also applies to the cousin of the head of the Mexican Catholic church.

"I don't want a borough; I want an embassy"

Milenio's recent interview with Senator René Arce is well worth a read: It is hard to find a more complete expression of the extreme opportunism and cynicism pervading much of Mexico´s political elite. To recall, Arce was once a guerrilla fighter, then a PRD member, and has now, with his brother, thrown his lot with the PRI in Mexico State, and, as he outlines, possibly in Mexico City and for the presidency as well.

Asked if he want to return to power in his old fiefdom Iztapalapa, where he and his brother have taken turns on power much thanks to their use of clientelistic networks, he replies, in a call for offers, "I don't want a borough; I want an embassy."