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Ernesto Hernández Norzagaray

Professor at the Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa. D. in Political Science and Sociology from Universidad Complutense de Madrid. Member of the National System of Researchers of Mexico.

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Corruption, political scandal and the media

In democratic societies, the role of the media is strategic for understanding corruption, transparency and accountability in politics.

Xóchitl Gálvez: Is she an outsider in Mexican politics?

The visibility of Xóchitl Galvez, who gained relevance after a direct accusation by López Obrador, has alarmed the ruling party.

AMLO camouflages the ruling party’s internal election

On June 11, Morena's National Council met in Mexico City to legitimize the mechanism by which the candidate for Presidency will be chosen.

Rejection of Mexican electoral reform plan B

The ministers of the Court rejected, this week, the first part of López Obrador's plan B for electoral reform and have given legal reason to the opposition.

Mexico and the battle against fentanyl

The announcement by the U.S. Department of Justice is a jolt for the Mexican government. However, for the moment, it does not affect the electoral situation.

AMLO, on the hunt for public universities

The ruling party presented a reform initiative so that the next election of the UNAM's rector will not be held as has been the case since 1945.

Narco, the player to beat in Mexican elections

Organized crime, although not a conventional actor in the electoral struggle, is campaigning as only it knows how, through violence in its various manifestations.

Mexico’s electoral institute depends on the Supreme Court of Justice

Mexico is going through a process marked by a political strategy that could break the constitutional order, and this has the country on edge.

Constitutional rituals in Mexico

The country is in the run-up to the elections in the states of Mexico and Coahuila next summer and the general elections in 2024.

Mexico’s main challenges in 2023

2023 will not be an easy year for Mexico, in addition to the complex political dynamics for President Andrés Manuel López Obrador's party to reach a consensus to choose the candidate to succeed him.