Mexico’s new Congress has opened its first session and there appear to be changes in the status quo.
Mexico’s Congress is opening up its first legislative session under President-elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador of the Morena party.
This Congress looks different than its predecessors; there is a left-wing clear majority and as many female as male legislators for the first time in Mexico’s history.
The new government is expected to tackle several new policies, from anti-corruption measures to energy reform.
But it is political salaries and privileges that are expected to be the big target, with Morena berating a “rich, out-of-touch” political class during the campaign.
Al Jazeera’s John Holman reports.