In a wide-ranging interview, JEREMY CORBYN talks to Ben Chacko about the difficulties the new Prime Minister faces and why he sees no future in Labour
Latest editorial
Mexico’s electoral moment of truth approaches
From Mexico, DAVID RABY reports that although Morena’s candidate is expected to win, unless that victory is outright and massive, the nation’s recent bold programme of progress could be subverted by the right
Confetti showers presidential candidate Claudia Sheinbaum, right, and mayoral candidate Clara Brugada, as they raise their arms during Sheinbaum's closing campaign rally at the Zocalo in Mexico City, May 29, 2024
A sharp rise in public-sector investment is required to kick-start the economy, argues MICHAEL BURKE
Burnham’s billions for defence while councils and local services struggle will not deliver the change that Britain’s working-class communities need, says MICAELA TRACEY-RAMOS
Millions of elms were wiped out by Dutch elm disease in the 20th century, transforming the landscape forever – yet pockets of hope are keeping this beloved tree alive. MARK SEDDON explains
CARLOS MARTINEZ looks at the facts behind US persecution of Fergie Chambers
While Italy’s communist tradition remains fragmented and politically marginal, France’s party is attempting to re-establish itself as an independent force rooted in working-class organisation, says NICK WRIGHT
THIS Sunday June 2 it really is all up for grabs in Mexico, with the election of a new president, 128 senators, 500 deputies (MPs) in the lower house, nine state governors and many local mayors and local assembly members.
As Tony Burke explained very well in an article in the Star (A crucial juncture for Mexico, May 22) almost all polls give a huge lead — from 20 to 28 per cent — to Claudia Sheinbaum, presidential candidate of Morena (or to be more precise, of the Let’s Keep Making History coalition with two smaller parties).
A distant second is Xochitl Galvez of the Strength and Heart for Mexico conservative coalition uniting the right-wing PAN, the previously dominant PRI and two smaller parties. In third place is Jorge Alvarez Maynez of the Citizens’ Movement, a centrist party with a very opportunistic record.
Similar stories
The Claudia Sheinbaum government is no pushover and is holding firm despite US abuses of the relationship, says DAVID RABY
DAVID RABY explains the background of the recent upheavals in Mexico
A November 15 protest in Mexico – driven by a right-wing social-media operation – has been miscast as a mass uprising against President Sheinbaum. In reality, the march was small, elite-backed and part of a wider attempt to sow unrest, argues DAVID RABY