Mexican president’s approval sinks to new low

Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto's approval rating sank to a new low in a poll released on Tuesday, as the embattled leader faces a struggling economy and a litany of security and conflict of interest scandals that have undercut his support.

The president's approval stands at a low of 35 percent, down from 40 percent in May and 56 percent in early 2013 shortly after he took office, according to the survey by polling firm Buendia & Laredo.

Pena Nieto was elected in 2012 to a six-year term, promising robust economic growth via economic reforms and to tame . . .