Mexico: outrage as Amlo suggests critics guilty of ‘gender-based violence’ against him

Offhand remarks by Mexican president prompt condemnation in country with soaring levels of violence against women

Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, the Mexican president, has sparked ridicule and outrage after suggesting during a news conference that criticism leveled against him could be considered a form of gender-based violence.

The comments on Wednesday touched a nerve in Mexico, where the government of Lopez Obrador has been unable to tackle soaring levels of violence against women, and where a resurgent feminist movement has become a thorn in the president's side.