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news El Financiero 2026-04-20

Metro disruptions expose political conflict in Mexico City

Political maneuvering involving former candidates and transit union leaders is alleged to have created a crisis in Mexico City's subway system. Reports suggest schemes were devised to obtain extraordinary federal funds by manufacturing disruptions and strikes.


Las fallas y paros en el Metro de la CDMX exhiben un conflicto que salpica a Adrián Rubalcava, al sindicato y a la operación rumbo al Mundial 2026. <p>Definitivamente, Adrián Rubalcava no es un hombre de fiar. Quiso ser jefe de Gobierno de la Ciudad de México en 2024, pero la coalición del PAN, PRI y PRD, optó por otro candidato. Lastimado porque lo dejaron de lado, renunció al PRI, que era su partido, y en menos de un mes ya se había sumado a la campaña presidencial de Claudia Sheinbaum. Le bus...

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