Which opposition lawmaker will support President López Obrador?
At least one lawmaker from the opposition will become President López Obrador ’s best friend but the name of the lawmaker won’t be revealed until Friday. Tomorrow, the permanent commission will vote if they establish an extraordinary period so that they can discuss and vote the Federal Financial Responsibility Law , which will allow the President to modify the 2020 Budget after an economic crisis is declared. Since Morena has the necessary number of votes in both chambers, everything depends on the permanent commission, where one opposition lawmaker will have to show their loyalty to the President. Who will it be?
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While the U.S. was considering the use of Remdesivir in the early stages of COVID-19 , Mexican authorities allowed the country to join the clinical trials . We’ve been told that Health Minister Jorge Alcocer and Chancellor Marcelo Ebrard established communication with Gilead Sciences . So far, Mexican officials are sending the message that they are working to fight the pandemic. There is still working to consolidate the clinical trials, but we’ve been told Mexican diplomats are working on all fields.
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Deputy Minister disappears from official website
We’ve been told that although the government hasn’t revealed which Deputy Ministries will disappear, we’ve been told that one of the most important officials from the Well-being Ministry disappeared from the official website. We’ve been told that Ariadna Montiel was erased from the website, even though she leads important programs such as pensions for the elderly and disabled, and who is also quite close to President López Obrador. Was it a mistake?
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No one is as popular as Dr. López-Gatell
The news conferences in regards to the economy are not as popular as the President’s morning news conferences and the health conferences led by Dr. López-Gatell. We’ve been told that the economic news conferences are attended by few people and reporters don’t ask questions. It seems like Economy Minister Graciela Márquez and IMSS Director Zoé Robledo are not as popular as Dr. López-Gatell .
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