s accomplished a lot in his 12-year papacy, he left much unfinished business and many challenges for his successor — from the Vatican’s disastrous finances to the wars raging on multiple continents and discontent among traditionalists about his crackdown on the
, has vowed to upend the nation’s food system and “" by targeting ultra-processed foods to
Under Mexico’s new order, schools must phase out any food and beverage displayingmarking it as high in salt, sugar, calories and fat. Mexico implemented thatEnforced from Monday morning, the start of the school week, the junk food ban also requires schools to serve more nutritious alternatives to junk food, like bean tacos, and offer plain drinking water.
A child snacks on a frozen dessert at Chapultepec park in Mexico City, Saturday, March 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)A child snacks on a frozen dessert at Chapultepec park in Mexico City, Saturday, March 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)
“It is much better to eat a bean taco than a bag of potato chips,” said
, who has championed the ban.and concerns by international investors, causing the Mexican peso to dip.
Opponents have called on Mexicans to boycott the vote, and the election is projected to have low turnout.The opponents – former judges, legal experts, politicians and foreign observers -— say that battling corruption and impunity in the courts is not a bad idea. Most Mexicans agree that the judiciary is rife with corruption.
“The judiciary has a lot of scores to settle in this country,” said Georgina De la Fuente, election specialist with the Mexican consulting firm Strategia Electoral.A supporter of Yasmin Esquivel, who is running for election for the Mexican Supreme Court, holds a campaign pamphlet at her closing campaign rally in Mexico City, Wednesday, May 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)