[New post] Mexican president calls opponents foreign agents, traitors

mexicoinstitute posted: " Source: AP News 26/7/2022 In a bid to stoke nationalism and justify his policies, Mexico's president has increasingly taken to calling his opponents "traitors" and accused them of working for the foreign governments. Analysts say President André" Mexico Institute Mexican president calls opponents foreign agents, traitors mexicoinstitute Jul 26 Source: AP News 26/7/2022 In a bid to stoke nationalism and justify his policies, Mexico's president has increasingly taken to calling his opponents "traitors" and accused them of working for the foreign governments. Analysts say President Andrés Manuel López Obrador is starting to sound more like right-wing Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, calling anyone who opposes him a foreign agent. The issue came to a head last week when President Andrés Manuel López Obrador tried to side-step court challenges to one of his pet projects by declaring a tourist train line "an issue of national security," without explaining why a tourism project warranted that status. Read more Comment Like You can also reply to this email to leave a comment. Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from Mexico Institute. Change your email settings at manage subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: https://mexicoinstitute.wordpress.com/2022/07/26/mexican-president-calls-opponents-foreign-agents-traitors/ Powered by WordPress.com