Friday, November 25, 2011

Ebrard 2018

Much, much water will run under the bridge until 2018. But in a chat with students at Tecnológico de Monterrey, Ebrard said he wanted to go for 2018 - reiterating that he will seek no senate or deputy seat for 2012.

AMLO's priority: Get rid of Elba Esther Gordillo as teacher union head

AMLO said one of his first priorities will be to remove Elba Esther Gordillo as head of the main Mexican teacher union SNTE, Sindicato Nacional de Trabajadores de la Educación.

I suspect that he'll gain more than a few votes on this one, as he moreover has much credibility on this: Unlike PAN, who in 2006 was a Gordillo ally, and 2012, where Peña Nieto has recruited her (or vice versa), AMLO has always refused to make any pacts or alliances with the "president-for-life" of SNTE.