Hello, happy new year, and welcome back to the Latin America Weekly newsletter! In this issue: why is AMLO pushing for a referendum that could see him deposed? Venezuela’s boy genius discovers an asteroid. Chile’s Constitutional Assembly votes all night but can’t elect a new speaker.
AMLO’s recall referendum fight reaches Mexico’s Supreme Court
Mexican President Andrés Manuel “AMLO” López Obrador is involved in a peculiar political fight over a recall referendum that could, at least in theory, give voters a chance to put a premature end to his term in office. Paradoxically, AMLO is the one backing the referendum,...
