AMLO’s dangerous last blast threatens Mexico
The outgoing president will use his last month in power to change the constitution
Most Mexican presidents would be a lame duck in their last month in power. But not Andrés Manuel López Obrador. After newly elected congressmen and women take their seats on September 1st, a month before president-elect Claudia Sheinbaum takes office, Mr López Obrador will take advantage. His ruling party Morena and its allies will be so dominant he will almost certainly be able to pass a constitutional reform of the judiciary.
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This article appeared in the The Americas section of the print edition under the headline “A dangerous last blast”
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