Tens of thousands rail against Mexico's president and ruling party in 'march for democracy'
10 months ago

Tens of thousands rail against Mexico's president and ruling party in 'march for democracy'

The Hindu  

Tens of thousands of demonstrators cloaked in pink marched through cities in Mexico and abroad on Sunday in what they called a “march for democracy” targeting the country's ruling party in advance of the country's June 2 elections. Ms. Sheinbaum is largely seen as a continuation candidate of Mexico's popular populist leader Andrés Manuel López Obrador. Last year, the leader slashed funding for the country's electoral agency, the National Electoral Institute, and weakened oversight of campaign spending, something INE's head said could “wind up poisoning democracy itself.” The agency's color, pink, has been used as a symbol by demonstrators. In Mexico City on Sunday, thousands of people dressed in pink flocked to the the city's main plaza roaring “get López out.” Others carried signs reading “the power of the people is greater than the people in power.” Gabriela Ozuna, 61, said she and her family came from Baja California state, and were participating in the march not just to support democratic institution, but also to protest attacks on candidates by drug cartels, especially in local elections.

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Tens of thousands rail against Mexico’s president and ruling party in ‘march for democracy’
10 months ago

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Associated Press  

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NPR  

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