**AMLO’s Final Asset Declaration: 1.23 Million Pesos Income in 2024; No Book Royalties**
Former president Andrés Manuel López Obrador has submitted his last asset and conflict of interest declaration through DeclaraNet, operated by the Secretariat of Public Function. In this document, López Obrador reported earning 1,239,934 pesos in income for the year 2024.
Between January and September, the ex-president earned 1,212,934 pesos from his salary. The rest of his income was from the Bienestar pension program for senior citizens and additional benefits from his former position. The declaration also detailed López Obrador’s financial holdings, including four bank accounts across Afirme Grupo Financiero and Banorte, his Afore account at Pensionissste, and another at Banco del Bienestar where he received his pension.
Despite the release of his new book, ‘¡Gracias!’, published by Planeta after leaving office on September 30, 2024, López Obrador did not report any royalties from its sales. This is in contrast to March 2022, when his prior book, ‘A la mitad del camino,’ was claimed to be the best-selling political book in Mexico, from which he anticipated receiving about three million pesos in royalties. These royalties were also not included in his past asset declarations.
**In Other News: Mexico Politics and Society Updates**
– **Funding for Political Parties**: In related political news, it has been approved that the governing party, Morena, will receive close to 2.5 billion pesos in funding from the National Electoral Institute for the year 2025. This funding is part of the broader plan to support political parties throughout the electoral period.
– **Violence Against Journalists**: Alarmingly, recent reports from Colima reveal that journalist Patricia Bunbury has been fatally shot, marking her as the second journalist killed during the administration of the current government leader, Claudia Sheinbaum, this year.
– **Legal and Legislative Developments**: Former Supreme Court Justice Luis María Aguilar has officially resigned from his position. Meanwhile, the Chamber of Deputies approved constitutional supremacy measures intended to protect ongoing reforms, and the Supreme Court has acquitted Rosario Robles in the infamous ‘Master Fraud’ case.
These developments continue to shape Mexico’s political and social landscape, underscoring challenges and transitions in governance and civic society.
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