They accuse AMLO’s government of being corrupt in the democracy marches in Mexico

Civil opposition associations from the ‘Unid@s’ alliance held this Sunday the ‘March for our democracy’ in dozens of cities to denounce the risks that the elections face due to drug trafficking violence and the president’s constitutional reforms, Andrés Manuel López Obrador.

“He promised us a large number of things that he did not fulfill. I am one of the converts, I voted for him and realized that he deceived us. (…) I ask you to stop allying yourself with drug traffickers and not get involved in the elections, but there are a thousand other things to improve, such as security or the health system”, told EFE on Plinth from the Mexico City, Juan Carlos Grandioof the State of Mexico.

Like him, around 90,000 people attended the square – according to data from the Ministry of the Interior – where the National Palace, the president’s residence, is located. López Obradorto protest against the president and given the proximity of the June 2024 elections.

“It is the third march that I have come to protest against the abuse and co-optation of institutions that cost us a lot of work to carry out as a counterweight to power. I believe it destroyed the country and polarized the people, it was certainly not a positive government.”said Tatiana, from Mexico City.

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Hope despite the numbers

55% of mexicans They approve of the president’s actions in the last month of 2023, according to a survey by a national newspaper published in January.

Claudia Sheinbaumcandidate of the party in power, has the preference of 51.6% of the population, while Xochitl Gálvezthe candidate of the opposition coalition, Broad Front for Mexicohas 43.6%.

However, those interviewed reaffirmed the conviction that Gálvez’s victory is possible. “Yes, there are possibilities, there isn’t much to choose from, let’s go for democracy and hope that all this is transformed”he said Nancy Garciaanother protester.

“They will be very difficult because the Government will not allow a vote against. He will try to stop it with everything, that scares me, there will be ballot box theft and secondly, the drug traffickers in the province will not allow people to vote and if they vote he will tell them that to Brunette” he declared Mariza Gomez.

Meanwhile in Guadalajaracapital of the western state of Jalisco, in a festive atmosphere and animated by dances and a war band, the march brought together around 10 thousand people who gathered at the Juárez Squareclose to the historic center, according to data released by the Civil Protection Unit.

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‘Cielito beautiful’ against López Obrador

Dressed in pink and waving the Mexican flag, participants shouted ‘Mexico, let’s vote!’ and they sang the popular song ‘Beautiful little sky’ in addition to loading banners with captions such as ‘Our democracy has not been touched.’

Malena Diaz Muñozprimary school teacher, told EFE that she participated in the march to ask the federal government to allow “clean elections” and defend democracy because the future of the country is at stake.

“We don’t want that AMLO (Andrés Manuel López Obrador) gets involved in the elections, we don’t want a dictatorship. May it be respected National Electoral Institute (INE) and the vote of all Mexicans, that’s what we want”he pointed out.

In Ciudad Juárez, in the north of the state of chihuahuaaround 1,500 people participated this Sunday in the March for Democracya, which became a rally whose central part was the speech by the president of INEwhich was preceded by young people demonstrating against government proposals that seek to dismantle the current electoral statute.

Javier Pinónleader of the movement’Yes to Mexico‘ in City Juarezhighlighted that the involvement of young people is very necessary because with these proposals at stake there are two completely different futures for Mexico: one with democracy and the other with a government controlling the electoral system.

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Respect democracy

In Monterrey, capital of the state of New lionMembers of civil society organizations and citizens marched to demand that the government respect the rules of democracy and guarantee the results of the next elections, as well as the autonomy of INE.

The march was led by former PRI member Beatriz Pagéswho demanded INE independent and reliable, as well as protecting elections from organized crime.

Around 12 thousand people participated in the mobilization, according to Civil Protection, who arrived at the Macroplaza facilities where a statement was made.

“We tell them authoritarian, to those who consider themselves owners of all the truth and our vote, to those who have been destroying the country and the institutions that the citizens have been here for five years and this will not pass. We’ve come to this Macroplaza to warn of a national emergency“, he said.

He assured that the federal government wants to steal democracy from citizens to make them slaves of a dictatorial regime.

“They want to do Mexico The NicaraguaThe CubaThe Venezuela”he said amidst shouts of disapproval from those present, most of whom were adults.

Source: Elcomercio

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