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“Generation Z” and the advance of the far right in Mexico

José Luis Hernández Ayala — 2025-12-19T07:05:39Z

The Mexican right, backed by oligarchic sectors and the open applause of Donald Trump, is trying to capitalize on social discontent to destabilize the government of Claudia Sheinbaum. Although their ability to mobilise remains limited, the danger is real. The only effective barrier remains the deepening of the project of transformation and the building of an autonomous social movement capable of confronting the fascist threat.

- IVP611 - December 2025 / Mexico

Mexico: “The right-wing parties are practically in the worst phase of their history”

Fabrice Thomas, José Luis Hernández Ayala — 2025-05-02T22:20:00Z

José Luis is an activist in the Fourth International and a member of the Mexican electricians' union. He spoke to Fabrice Thomas while visiting Europe for the world congress of the Fourth International.

- IVP604 - May 2025 / Mexico

Historic Defeat of the Mexican Right

José Luis Hernández Ayala — 2024-06-14T10:15:23Z

The victory in Mexico was overwhelming. The ruling party won the presidency, but also seven of the nine state governorships and the majority in the Legislative Branch. A scenario of this type opens the way to promote deeper transformations, which aim at the definitive liquidation of the old PRI (Partido Revolucionario Institucional/ Institutional Revolutionary Party) regime of domination.

- IV593 - June 2024 / Mexico

Two organisations of the Mexican socialist left fuse

José Luis Hernández Ayala — 2023-01-17T14:14:13Z

“Today, we seek to renew the thread of the construction of a useful party for the exploited and the oppressed.”

- IV576 - January 2023 / Fourth International, New parties of the left, Mexico

Work begins on building a new focus for Mexican workers

José Luis Hernández Ayala — 2012-05-04T13:10:27Z

With the bastions of Mexican combative and democratic trade unionism present, a “Provisional Junta for a new Confederation of Workers” was set up on Saturday, April 21, 2012 at the headquarters of the primary school teachers of the Federal District.

- IV448 - May 2012 / Mexico, Trade unions/workplace organizing

Urgent need for international solidarity with electrical workers

José Luis Hernández Ayala — 2009-10-21T18:20:44Z

The right-wing Felipe Calderón administration's attempt to destroy the Mexican Electrical Workers Union (SME) in order to privatize the electricity industry is causing unprecedented tension in the country between the working class and the government.

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