The PRD's street fight

The PRD's street fight

A few days ago and after the Electoral Court of the Judicial Branch found that Alejandra Barrales has to step down as national leader of the left Democratic Revolution Party ( PRD ), a street fight has begun among the clans of the New Left and the National Democratic Alternative to see who will lead the party now. We've been told the New Left – led by the “Chuchos” Ortega y Zambrano – wants to head the party at all costs to stop their rivals, the National Democratic Alternative from disrupting the Citizen's Front for Mexico and ending the electoral agreement ahead of 2018. The yellow movements are giving their all for the upcoming presidential election...

Debate over the Law on Internal Security

A few days ago arrived in this space the version that the prominent and veteran jurist Juan Velásquez has cautioned the commissions in San Lázaro that could be unconstitutional actions regarding the Law on Internal Security , which was approved by the Chamber of Deputies and will soon be discused at the Senate. However, now we've been told it was Mr. Juan who fully supported the documents currently in the hands of the Senators. This bill is searching for a legal framework so the Federal Armed Forces – Army, Navy, and Federal Police – can act against organized crime, and the proposal will be subjected to analysis and, in some cases, up for the discussion of organizations expert on security. The issue, we've been told, is that the bill approval isn't set in stone and the Senators have the last word.

Presidential praise to officials

Never before in the history of the presidential government – we've been told – had a President dedicated so much time in a speech to thank the public officials serving the country. In his speech, pursuant to his fifth year as President, Enrique Peña Nieto praised the work performed every day by the national bureaucracy . By the way, we've been told the Head of State has in his agenda a new visit to the Southeast of the country to check upon the reconstruction works and the attention provided to the communities affected by the September earthquakes.

Summit of the Ministry of Finances and Banxico

Without wasting time and a few days away from taking the reigns, the new heads of the Ministry of Finances and the Bank of Mexico, José Antonio González and Alejandro Díaz met last Friday at the officies of the Bank. We've been told the teams of Mr. Pepe Toño and Mr. Alejandro, the deputy secretaries, and deputy governors were all in attendance to send a signal of coordination within the economic and legal forces in Mexico for 2018. Shared tasks and workgroups, of course, pursuant to the constitutional autonomy of Banxico. By the way, don't miss the interview published today with Alejandro Díaz published today by EL UNIVERSAL.

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