Felipe Calderón
Felipe de Jesús Calderón Hinojosa is a Mexican politician and lawyer who served as the 63rd president of Mexico from 2006 to 2012 and Secretary of Energy during the presidency of Vicente Fox between 2003 and 2004. He was a member of the National Action Party for 30 years before quitting the party in November 2018.
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Oct 2, 2026
Center
His statue in Mexico City was decapitated and vandalized by SME electricians, prompting police to guard the monument.
Centro opinion is divided: some see the vandalism as a symptom of unresolved grievances from his 2009 SME liquidation, others as unacceptable political violence.
Oct 2, 2026
Far Left
He returned to Mexico for the América Libre forum where he spoke about democracy, prompting Sheinbaum's sarcastic welcome.
Morena views him as an illegitimate ex-president whose talk of democracy is a cynical joke given his violent, corrupt tenure.
Aug 30, 2026
Far Right
Ex-president is frequently cited in op-eds warning about the erosion of democratic institutions.
His warnings are considered prophetic by many in PAN, though some blame his own record for enabling current security crises.
Jul 28, 2026
Far Left
The former PAN president is also linked to the Ruffo investigation, with suggestions he should voluntarily offer testimony.
Viewed negatively by Morena as another representative of the failed and violent neoliberal era.
Jul 28, 2026
Center
Former President linked in allegations with Joaquín 'El Chapo' Guzmán against Ernesto Ruffo over ties to the Arellano Félix cartel.
Centro readers view these accusations as a sign of deep, ongoing corruption among political elites, damaging trust in democratic institutions.
Jul 4, 2026
Far Right
Former President Calderón gave an interview warning about the judicial reform and rising cartel violence.
PAN views him as a credible voice on security and judicial issues, though some disagree with his past policies.
Jun 10, 2026
Far Left
Sheinbaum directly named Calderón as having maintained a government-cartel relationship with Sinaloa during his presidency, reactivating one of Morena's sharpest historical attack lines.
Morena uses Calderón as the defining symbol of PAN's corrupt security failures, and reviving this accusation is a direct counter to opposition corruption allegations against the current administration.