14
May 2024
Past Event
Mexico after AMLO

Event will also air live on this page.

 

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Mexico after AMLO

Past Event
Hudson Institute
May 14, 2024
A Mexican flag waves on the esplanade of the Monument to the Revolution in Mexico City on November 13, 2022. (Photo by Gerardo Vieyra/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
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A Mexican flag waves on the esplanade of the Monument to the Revolution in Mexico City on November 13, 2022. (Photo by Gerardo Vieyra/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
14
May 2024
Past Event

Event will also air live on this page.

 

Inquiries: [email protected]

Speakers:
Kim Breier
Kim Breier

Senior Advisor, Covington

Partner at Dentons Global Advisors
Antonio Ortiz-Mena

Partner, Dentons Global Advisors

Arturo Sotomayor
Arturo Sotomayor

Professor, National Defense University

Moderator:
batlle
Daniel Batlle

Adjunct Fellow

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On June 2, Mexicans will head to the polls to elect over 20,000 national, state, and local officials, including the president, members of Congress, and numerous governors. The two leading contenders for the presidency, Claudia Sheinbaum and Xóchitl Gálvez, offer starkly contrasting visions for Mexico’s future. Sheinbaum, of the ruling MORENA party, seeks to continue the nationalist Fourth Transformation agenda, which began under incumbent President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO). In contrast, Gálvez, the opposition candidate, advocates for a more market-oriented approach, promising reforms in key areas such as energy policy and the fight against organized crime.

This election has significant implications for the complex Mexico–United States relationship. Sheinbaum and Gálvez disagree on the extent to which Mexico should align itself with the US on critical issues like migration, security cooperation, and trade. Additionally, the election takes place against a backdrop of concerns over the erosion of democratic institutions under AMLO.

Join Hudson for a discussion of possible post-election scenarios with Covington Senior Advisor Kim Breier, Dentons Global Advisors Partner Antonio Ortiz-Mena, and National Defense University Professor Arturo Sotomayor.

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