Groups representing the interest of these communities have branded the move as a betrayal of several electoral promises made by AMLO. | Photo: Reuters Lawmakers, activists, and citizens fear PES will use the positions granted to them to hamper efforts to advance women's and LGBT+ rights. Incoming Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has handed the right to appoint the head of legislative chairs for the Culture and Health Commissions to the conservative evangelical Social Encounter Party (PES), which formed part of his winning coalition in July, sparking outrage among socially progressive groups and sectors in the . . .
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