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Is President López Obrador similar to Peña Nieto?

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12/03/2019 |10:19
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Is President López Obrador similar to Peña Nieto?

You might not believe this but there is a similarity between President López Obrador and former President Enrique Peña Nieto . We've been told that President López Obrador made a very strange comparison in regards to security numbers. The President used 2018 as an example, the last year of Peña Nieto's administration , in regards to homicide and car theft . The numbers are the same, that is, the incidence of these two crimes is similar to the numbers from the previous administration, which President López Obrador has criticized constantly.

Quarrels at the PRI

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It didn't take long before PRI leaders started quarreling for the party's leadership. We've been told that the leader of “Critical Current”, led by Genaro Morales Rentería, is now supporting Alejandro Moreno Cárdenas, the Campeche governor . Other local leaders from Tabasco and Chiapas are supporting Ivonne Orteg a. The fight for the remains of the PRI is just starting and let's not forget that the Sonora Governor, Claudia Pavlovich participates along José Narro Robles . The current leader, Claudia Ruiz Massie u will have to make a decision soon.

Corruption in daycares to be revealed

We've been told that the survey carried out by the Well-being Ministry, to calculate the number of people who nee d financial aid to pay for a daycare has finished. The results will be revealed soon and there will be proofs of the corruption in the program. For example, non-existent addresses of daycare owners, fewer children than those registered, and mother with more children registered than they actually have. Besides this information, the way in which the new program will work will be revealed, which will substitute the previous one. The new daycares program will implement directly grant money to the parents .

A perfect week for the President?

We've been told that the reform for the approval of the removal from office and referendums could be passed on Thursday and also, federal lawmakers c ould also approve the constitutionality of the National Guard but only in case, at least 17 local congresses have passed the bill. Well, in any case, this will be a perfect week for President López Obrador, who during his first 100 days as President has the overwhelming support of the majority of Mexicans, according to polls. Nevertheless, if the opposition doesn’t approve the agreement for the removal from office, the President's week might not be as joyous for the President .

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