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Is the government getting close to the PRI?

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President Andrés Manuel López Obrador confirmed he will attend a national congress and a party organized by the CTM - Photo: Ivan Stephens/EL UNIVERSAL
19/02/2020 |12:20
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Is the government getting close to the PRI?

We’ve been told that President Andrés Manuel López Obrador confirmed he will attend a national congress and a party organized by the CTM , a trade union, an organization led by the PRI . We’ll see how do the heirs of the union welcome the leftist President. Those who say the PRI resembles a satellite party for the current government see this meeting as part of a honeymoon between the PRI and the federal government .

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Senators focus on trivial matters

While the country is sinking into violence and crime , senators are discussing the renovation of a park in Acapulco, a highway accident in Coahuila, and the maintenance of gullies in Morelos. The issue that since commissions haven’t worked since December and many of the things being discussed are local matters . So while society is worried about insecurity , economic issues , and drug shortages , senators are worried about trivial matters .

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Diplomatic warnings

We’ve been told that Guillermo Salvador Boyzo González, the Deputy Director of the Human Resources department under the Foreign Affair Ministry , sent a document to all the representatives of Mexico abroad so that they implement permanent actions in favor of an ethical behavior ; all of this takes place after the Director of the Institute of Mexicans Abroad, Roberto Valdovinos , was fired after being accused of harassment .

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Ricardo Monreal

took some time off to learn more about painter Vincent Van Gogh. The Morena senator went to see the interactive exhibition about the life and work of Van Gogh, which is quite close to the Senate .

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