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Miguel Barbosa's polemic statement

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Miguel Barbosa won the Puebla election after Governor Erika Alonso died - Photo: Omar Contreras/EL UNIVERSAL
10/10/2019 |09:58
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Miguel Barbosa's polemic statement

The Huejotzingo mayor, Angélica Alvarado , deleted a video that went viral from her page, where the Puebla governor , Miguel Barbosa , is seen saying that God punished those who stole the election. Barbosa was referring to Martha Erika Alonso and Rafael Moreno Valle, who died in a helicopter crash in December 2018 . The Puebla government later decided to take the video down as well.

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A storm is coming to the Senate , as a new Supreme Court judge has to be appointed, as well as two new members of the Federal Judicial Council . We've been told the opposition examines the contenders suggested by President López Obrador closely and they have warned that they will object if the main contender has ties to a political party . On the other hand, among the 100 contenders to the Judicial Council , three of them stand out: Loretta Ortiz, Israel Alvarado, and Ricardo Ojeda . All of them have ties to the current administration and two of them have a long career at the Judiciary . Nevertheless, Ortiz is close to the President . Who do you think will be the chosen one?

No changes at the PRI

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Bonilla and Graco hang out

The Baja California governor-elect, Jaime Bonilla , was seen in Mexico City , accompanied by the former Morelos governor , Graco Ramírez. Bonilla is spending a lot of time in Mexico City after the decisions made in regards to his term as governor . However, it is interesting to think about what could bring both of them together, especially since the current Morelos governor , Cuauhtémoc Blanco , is after Graco Ramírez .

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