Mexico refuses to support US-led push to address Nicaragua’s election ban
Mexico abstained from voting on a United States proposal for an emergency meeting of the Organization of American States (OAS) on how to respond to Nicaragua’s decision to bar opposition politicians from running for office. Despite Mexico’s objections, the OAS on Wednesday approved a resolution summoning foreign ministers to an emergency council session by a lopsided 29-1 vote. The OAS is the leading international political forum for Western Hemisphere nations. President Sheinbaum echoed her OAS representative’s words during her Thursday mañanera. Asked why Mexico didn’t support the proposal for a special meeting to discuss Nicaragua, she said, “We would have no reason to. We believe in non-intervention and in self-determination of peoples — not just out of conviction, but also because it is established in the Constitution.” (Camila Ayala Benabib / Cuartoscuro.com) Brazil was the lone “nay” vote, while Haiti and Venezuela were absent. Nicaragua, which withdrew fro...