AMLO’s Broken Campaign Promise: Demilitarizing Mexico
By
Catalina Pérez Correa
Two years into his term, the president’s celebration of promises left out a big one.
MEXICO CITY – The celebration of Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s two-year anniversary as president of Mexico started with a little change of pace The president skipped the usual mañanera, his daily early morning press conference, and instead addressed the nation about delivering 97% of his campaign promises But one item went awry Despite having promised to demilitarize public security, during his two years in office President López Obrador (widely known as AMLO) has instead expanded the powers of the Mexican armed forces in an unprecedented manner, beyond national security tasks The...
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