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...“I understand there is the perception of abuse, but on the other hand the response is profoundly authoritarian,” said Edna Jaime, founder, and director of think-tank México Evalúa....
...It’s very much about la familia, with Jaime surrounded by his supportive, jokey Mexican clan....
...“Despite their perceived weakness, political institutions held firm,” on Wednesday, according to Jaime Reusche, an analyst at Moody’s....
...“We still have the same problem, we don’t have institutions . . . that really work,” said Edna Jaime, director of think-tank Mexico Evalua....
...“We’re an inch away from things erupting . . . and with their indifference, they’re forcing us to break everything, to burn everything,” Jaimes said....
...They come as Mr López Obrador’s popularity is falling before key midterm elections next year....
...Jaime Sepúlveda, an epidemiologist and executive director at the University of California San Francisco Institute for Global Health Sciences, called it “a dangerous bet” to start reopening while transmission...
...Jaime Sepúlveda, an epidemiology professor at the University of California, said Mexico was right to lift nationwide lockdown measures as long as the testing capacity was in place....
...Jaime Bonilla, governor of Baja California, which has been hard hit, said the official numbers did not tally with those from his state and appealed for the authorities to tell the truth....
...They could see from the example of Jaime Ruiz Sacristán, Mexico’s stock exchange president and the highest profile fatality to date, that money was no protection....
...Edna Jaime, head of México Evalúa, a think-tank, said the country was now witnessing “a settling of scores” on the part of the government as it demonstrates its power....
...“People won’t pay attention, even if they know it’s bad for them, as long as it’s tasty,” said Olin López, a 20-year-old teaching assistant....
...In what appeared to be a thinly veiled threat, Mr Duterte in December said of the Lopez family’s stake in ABS-CBN: “If I were you, I’d sell it.”...
...That longing will fuel confidence “until reality proves otherwise,” Ms Jaime said. “Hope is the last thing to die.”...
...Mr López Obrador is relying on improvements at Pemex, given that the company funds a fifth of the national budget....
...“The impact of fuel shortages on Mexico’s economy and fiscal accounts will be limited unless the situation becomes a prolonged problem that has a serious impact on economic activity,” said Jaime Reusche,...
...“Scrapping it would have a negative impact on investor perceptions about respect for contracts and long-term investments,” said Jaime Reusche, sovereign analyst at rating agency Moody’s Investors Service...
...But the risks are escalating: rating agency Fitch put Mexico on negative outlook after the airport decision and Moody’s sovereign risk analyst Jaime Reusche says the poll was a “negative sign for long-term...
...Jaime Rodríguez, an independent candidate, garnered 6 per cent. Other polls published on social media gave similar results....
...The most memorable lines of the evening came from Jaime Rodríguez, an independent who just squeaked on to the ballot....
...Mr López Obrador has vowed not to expropriate businesses and pledged to respect investors, although Jaime Rodríguez, the independent candidate known as El Bronco who is last place in polls, has talked of...
...José Antonio Meade, the ruling PRI party candidate, and Jaime Rodríguez, another independent, are still in the race but trailing badly. Photo: Getty...
...Jaime Rodríguez, an independent, was typically provocative but has single digit support only....
...The most provocative and memorable lines of the evening came from Jaime Rodríguez, an independent who just squeaked onto the ballot....
...Jaime Rodríguez, aka “El Bronco” and Armando Ríos Piter aka “El Jaguar”. Both were found to have presented fake signatures to support their bid....
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