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Weekly Report - 22 April 2021 (WR-21-16)
MEXICO: Opposition accuses López Obrador of power grab
Not for the first time Mexico’s President Andrés Manuel López Obrador is facing criticism from the political opposition for seeking to exert control over key state institutions. On this occasion none other than the supreme court (SCJN) and the national electoral institute (INE). Is the criticism justified?
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