Who is Andrés Manuel López Obrador?
Andrés Manuel López Obrador, the president of Mexico, speaks during the daily briefing in May 2021 in Mexico City. (Hector Vivas / Getty Images) Subscribe now for as little as $2 a month! Fridays. The best of the week.
Does López Obrador take his cues from the past or the future?
The Mexican president’s botched Covid response and his lean toward militarization indicate that he takes his cues from the past, not the future. Andrés Manuel López Obrador, the president of Mexico, speaks during the daily briefing in May 2021 in Mexico City. (Hector Vivas / Getty Images)
Why is Mexico in trouble under Lopez Obrador?
Mexico is in trouble because Lopez Obrador has no viable plan for confronting the triple crisis of worsening security problems, an out of control pandemic, and an already-unfolding economic collapse.
Who is Mexico’s president Andres Obrador?
López Obrador, commonly known as AMLO, was elected in July 2018 with a sweeping majority. A political veteran and former Mexico City mayor, it was his third run for the nation’s highest office.
Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador speaks during his daily morning press conference at the National Palace in Mexico City on March 26th, 2019. On Monday, the president of Mexico announced that he had sent a formal letter to the king of Spain, asking the monarch to acknowledge and apologize for Spain’s conquest of Mexico.
What did Lopez Obrador say about the abuses of indigenous peoples?
“I have sent a letter to the king of Spain and another to the pope calling for a full account of the abuses and urging them to apologize to the indigenous peoples (of Mexico) for the violations of what we now call their human rights,” Lopez Obrador, 65, said in the video, which he posted to his social media accounts.
Why is Mexico’s López Obrador writing a letter to the Pope?
“I have sent a letter to the Spanish king [Felipe VI] and another letter to the Pope so that the abuses can be acknowledged and an apology can be made to the indigenous peoples for the violations of what we now call human rights,” Mr López Obrador says. “There were massacres… The so-called conquest was done with the sword and the cross.
Why did Mexico demand an apology from Spain and the Vatican?
Mexico demands apology from Spain and the Vatican over conquest. Read more about sharing. Mexico’s president has sent a letter to Spain’s King Felipe VI and Pope Francis urging them to apologise for human rights abuses committed during the conquest of the region 500 years ago.