As the United States gears up for elections, the government of Mexico could face bumps in the bilateral relationship.

Ahead of January 26 special legislative elections, constitutional law expert Alonso Gurmendi of Universidad del Pacífico covers how the country’s Magna Carta is holding up.

"Para 2020, com a temporada de eleições nos EUA em andamento, será importante que os dois governos trabalhem juntos", diz Eric Farnsworth da AS/COA.

"Aunque 'AMLO' está intentando centrarse en la política nacional, de vez en cuando el resto del mundo se lo impide", dijo Carin Zissis de AS/COA.

"The more Maduro can keep [the opposition] on the back of their feet, the more space he has to implement his own policy preferences," said AS/COA's Eric Farnsworth to Associated Press.

The world's fifth-most populous country is one of the main prizes in a global tech encounter between Beijing and Washington.