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López Obrador clashes with courts after vowing 'poverty' for Mexican government

  • Written by Luis Gómez Romero, Senior Lecturer in Human Rights, Constitutional Law and Legal Theory, University of Wollongong
López Obrader wants to cut salaries for all government workers in Mexico, including himself.AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell

It’s rare for presidents to advocate for poverty, but that’s just what Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador is doing.

At a press conference on Feb. 1, López Obrador said his...

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