Politics Country November 15, 2024

Diplomatic Confusion in Mexico

The president and former minister admit to not fully understanding the judicial reform. The situation is complicated by Ambassador Ken Salazar questioning the bilateral relationship.


Diplomatic Confusion in Mexico

The president no longer knows which of her statements to heed, and as for meetings, there’s nothing at all. "I also don’t quite understand him, I’m learning!", confessed the former minister, leaving more than one person astonished.

The diplomatic drama is just beginning, but it will no longer be with Salazar after January. Arturo Zaldívar, now the general coordinator of Politics and Government of Mexico, seems lost on the topic of the popular election of judges and ministers. Now the chancellor will take care of it, as they made it clear from Palacio Nacional that Mexico is not in the business of servitude, nor pretending that we are "less" in the bilateral relationship. "Austerity, they say, is their reason for being!"

Does the ambassador need to adjust his diplomatic compass? Ah, but how well they defended the reform even if they themselves do not fully understand it! This confession comes after a viral video on social media showed him alongside the controversial Pedro Haces boarding an aircraft.

Ricardo Monreal had no choice but to admit that he uses private helicopters in cases of "emergency" or when he has to attend to an "urgent" matter. And this was just a few days after Zaldívar posted a video claiming that "many lies circulate about the election of the PJF. Don’t be fooled; it’s about changing our justice system for the benefit of everyone."

Ken Salazar, the United States ambassador to Mexico, seems to exemplify the saying "what I said was what I meant," or at least that’s how Claudia Sheinbaum perceived it. Do Monreal’s "emergencies" include express meetings in the heights?