Mexico’s President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador holds his first news conference as president, which started at 7 a.m. local time in Mexico City, Monday, Dec. 3, 2018. (Christian Palma/Associated Press)MEXICO CITY — The Mexican president is butting heads with the Supreme Court just one week into office after judges suspended a law that would cap public sector salaries, one of his key campaign promises. President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador accused the judges of looking after their own pocketbooks and of failing to grasp the “new reality” that his administration represents. The proposed salary cuts have caused great uncertainty for many public sector workers, with those who can leaving posts for jobs in the private sector. Lopez Obrador said Saturday that he expects the legislative branch to have the final say on salaries, since they approve the annual budget.

Source: Washington Post December 09, 2018 01:00 UTC