Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador did not rule out on 5 February that the country’s constitution may be changed, but not by the current government as there are no conditions for that at the moment.
“We want a new transformation, and we should have a new constitution. We think, however, that now there are no conditions for this. We cannot rule out a new constitution, but this should be left for the future when we pass the baton to new generations so that they could convene a constituent assembly and draft a new constitution”, the president said in a speech broadcast on Periscope.
The president noted that over the past 102 years, the constitution faced about 700-900 changes.
Lopez Obrador added that his government would focus on promoting reforms in three main areas — fight against corruption, impunity and defending democracy.