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Mexican politics

  • Friday, 6 December, 2024
    FT News Briefing podcast12 min listen
    The never-ending Trump effect on US stocks

    Investors pour $140bn into US stock funds after Donald Trump’s election victory

  • Monday, 2 December, 2024
    Markets InsightMichael Stott
    The risk of Mexico being shut out of North America is rising

    Investors should not assume that Trump’s tariff threat is a bluff

    Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum gestures during a press conference
  • Wednesday, 27 November, 2024
    The Big Read
    Mexico’s new president digs in with radical ideas as Trump threat looms

    Confronting the prospect of tough US tariffs, Claudia Sheinbaum is doubling down on the agenda of her predecessor

    Montage image of Claudia Sheinbaum with Andrés Manuel López Obrador in the background
  • Saturday, 9 November, 2024
    Trump’s radical second-term agenda set to test Mexico’s fragility

    President Claudia Sheinbaum has limited leverage despite the country being the largest trading partner of the US

    Donald Trump visits the US-Mexico border at Eagle Pass, Texas, viewed from the Mexican side
  • Thursday, 31 October, 2024
    Interview
    Mexico’s Supreme Court seeks compromise in clash over elected judges

    Justice Juan Luis González Alcántara tells Financial Times he has issued draft opinion in bid to head off constitutional crisis

    Juan Luis González Alcántara stands at a podium delivering a speech. He is dressed in judicial robes, and a Mexican flag is visible in the background
  • Friday, 25 October, 2024
    Mexico’s ruling party moves to limit power of judiciary

    Legislation raises concerns over concentration of power in hands of presidency

    Protests against judicial reform in Mexico City
  • Wednesday, 2 October, 2024
    Mexico’s first female president takes power with pledge of continuity

    Claudia Sheinbaum faces big budget deficit and criticisms of democratic backsliding under López Obrador

    Claudia Sheinbaum raises her hands during an indigenous ceremony. She is wearing a white outfit adorned with floral patterns and a presidential sash, and is surrounded by people in traditional attire.
  • Sunday, 22 September, 2024
    López Obrador’s son takes senior party post as Mexican president bows out

    Move suggests populist leader will continue to influence dominant Morena party after six-year term ends

    Andrés López Beltran is seen attending a news conference in Mexico City, looking to the side with a neutral expression
  • Wednesday, 11 September, 2024
    Mexico’s Senate approves radical plan to elect all judges

    Judicial overhaul a key part of constitutional changes by populist president

    People, some holding megaphones and others waving flags, hold a protest in a Senate session.
  • Wednesday, 4 September, 2024
    Business InsightMichael Stott
    Business sounds alarm over Mexico’s constitutional shake-up

    Planned sweeping reforms by president risk undermining rule of law

    Andrés Manuel López Obrador stands at a podium with the Mexican coat of arms. He is raising his right hand, and two Mexican flags are visible in the background.
  • Friday, 19 July, 2024
    Mexico’s Sheinbaum recruits López Obrador loyalists to cabinet

    President-elect being closely watched to see if she will maintain her mentor’s approach

    Mexican President-elect Claudia Sheinbaum leaves following the announcement of members of her cabinet in Mexico City
  • Tuesday, 11 June, 2024
    Mexico’s president-elect vows to press ahead with controversial judicial overhaul

    Peso slides after Claudia Sheinbaum backs proposed reforms that could lead to direct election of top justices

    Claudia Sheinbaum
  • Saturday, 8 June, 2024
    News in-depthMexico
    Mexico’s elite struggles to comprehend left’s landslide election win

    Wealthy are out of touch with the majority of ordinary people, critics say

    Claudia Sheinbaum, former mayor of Mexico City and presidential candidate for the Morena party, shakes the hand of a supporter during the closing campaign rally at Zocalo Plaza in Mexico City
  • Tuesday, 4 June, 2024
    Mexico
    Mexico election winner Sheinbaum vows continuity as investors fret

    Peso tumbles as leftwing ruling party and allies eye constitutional changes

    Claudia Sheinbaum making a heart sign with her hands
  • Monday, 3 June, 2024
    Instant InsightMichael Stott
    Claudia Sheinbaum’s mandate is huge but so are her challenges

    Mexico’s president-elect will have less money to spend and a very hard political act to follow

    Claudia Sheinbaum smiles and waves as she address supporters after winning
  • Thursday, 30 May, 2024
    Mexico wraps up presidential election campaign marked by violence

    Country likely to elect first female leader in polls on Sunday

    Claudia Sheinbaum, centre, makes a heart symbol with her hands as she is surrounded by supporters at a campaign event in Mexico City
  • Tuesday, 28 May, 2024
    Mexico
    How Mexico’s president won over the working class

    Andrés Manuel López Obrador hopes to hand over to chosen successor in looming vote

    Andrés Manuel López Obrador
  • Sunday, 21 April, 2024
    Borderlands
    How Mexico’s ‘kabuki pantomime’ fails to stop US-bound migrants

    Dysfunction and corruption are disrupting efforts to stem the flow of people towards America

    Migrants breach infrastructure set up by the US on the Rio Grande in El Paso, Texas
  • Friday, 15 December, 2023
    Mexico opens $30bn military-run ‘Maya Train’ aimed at Cancún tourists

    Populist president’s signature project has been criticised for environmental damage and soaring costs

    Workers constructing a section of the Mayan Train
  • Tuesday, 17 October, 2023
    Mexico: female-led presidential race cements decades of action

    Support for gender parity among politicians became a consensus thanks to dedicated activism and robust implementation

    Side-by-side picture of two women vying to be Mexico’s next president
  • Thursday, 31 August, 2023
    Mexico’s opposition backs indigenous businesswoman for president

    Xóchitl Gálvez faces uphill battle to close wide lead held by Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s ruling party

    Xóchitl Gálvez
  • Wednesday, 2 August, 2023
    The Big Read
    The militarisation of Mexico’s economy

    The influence of the armed forces has grown dramatically under Andrés Manuel López Obrador. But critics say there is no accountability or transparency

    Montage of images of Andrés Manuel López Obrador against a background of marching Mexican soldiers and the Mexican flag
  • Tuesday, 1 August, 2023
    News in-depth
    Mexican president’s populism looms over scientist protégé

    Leadership hopeful Claudia Sheinbaum faces questions over whether she can win new voters despite technocratic background

    Claudia Sheinbaum greets supporters as she leaves a rally in Mexico City
  • Monday, 17 July, 2023
    OutlookMichael Stott
    Guessing game heats up over Amlo’s successor

    Contenders are jostling for the all-important position as president’s favourite

    Andrés Manuel López Obrador, the outgoing Mexican president, has retained his popularity, making his chosen successor candidate a clear frontrunner in next year’s election
  • Monday, 10 July, 2023
    US-Mexico-Canada Agreement
    Politics trumps trade in US and Mexico ahead of 2024 elections

    Business groups complain neither government is abiding by USMCA dispute procedures

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