Mexico to prohibit presidents from holding dual citizenship

A Mexican constitutional reform to require presidential candidates to renounce any dual citizenship is fast-tracking toward final approval, despite criticism that the measure backed by the ruling party infringes on political rights and aims to block opposition rivals. President Claudia Sheinbaum has defended the initiative, which would also apply to state governors and the Mexico City mayor as a safeguard against foreign interference. “Presidents of Mexico can only have one flag, one homeland, one people to defend,” Sheinbaum said during her daily news conference on Wednesday. Its critics,…