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Mexico's weird presidential self-recall
Mexico's weird presidential self-recall
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Length:
22 minutes
Released:
Apr 21, 2022
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Podcast episode
Description
Earlier this month, Mexico had an election. But it wasn’t business as usual. The vote was a first in Mexico — a recall referendum on the country’s president. The person pushing to recall the president … was the president himself.Today we get into the curious history of Andrés Manuel López Obrador. Read the full transcript here.Host: Gustavo ArellanoGuests: L.A. Times foreign correspondents Leila Miller and Kate LinthicumMore reading:Mexicans vote on whether to recall the president, an election he pushed forLópez Obrador on track to retain control of Mexico’s Congress, but with reduced majorityAmid journalist killings, Mexican president tries to shame famous reporter who wrote about his son
Released:
Apr 21, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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