Thousands of people have gathered this Sunday in the Zócalo of Mexico City, at the gates of the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation (SCJN), to protest against the implementation of "plan B" of the electoral reform of Andrés Manuel López Workshop.
Less than an hour after the summons, which began at 11:00 in the morning, the Mexican anthem has closed the demonstration, in which some relevant former officials have participated, such as the former PRI deputy Beatriz Pagés or the former Supreme Court minister José Ramon Cossio.
The organizers have indicated that the legislative changes, approved by the Senate on Wednesday, violate the independence of the National Electoral Institute (INE) and put the democratic life of the country at risk.
The protest began to gather the demonstrators from two hours before,
when they have begun to dye the iconic square in pink, a symbol of the protesters.
Under the motto "The INE is not touched", the crowd gathers to listen to some speeches, among them those of the retired minister José Ramón Cossío and the journalist Beatriz Pagés.
The organizers have announced that after the speeches the National Anthem will be sung and the demonstrators will withdraw from the headquarters of the Judiciary.
March to defend the INE takes place in Mexico City
Citizens gathered in the Zócalo to join the #ElINENoseToca initiative on February 26, 2023Photo: Moisés Pablo (Cuartoscuro) |
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The Zócalo empties after the mobilization against "Plan B"
The thousands of demonstrators who have occupied the capital's Zócalo this Sunday as a protest for the electoral reform have begun to disperse through the surrounding streets of the iconic square.
An hour and a half after the call, which began at 11:00 in the morning, the great pink tide that has filled the place already number a few hundred.
The mobilization has gathered this Sunday in the Zócalo of the capital, a space that they did not occupy in the previous march in defense of the National Electoral Institute (INE) on November 13, when the pink river crossed the Paseo de Reforma from the Ángel de Independence to the Monument to the Revolution, a journey of about two kilometers.
That same day, as in the appointment this Sunday, the Mexican anthem was in charge of closing the protest.
Rodrigo Soriano18:48
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Mario Delgado calls the demonstration against electoral reform a "farce"
The president of the National Regeneration Movement (Morena), Mario Delgado, has called the demonstration against the electoral reform known as "plan B" a "farce".
Delgado has assured that those who lead and called the protest want to "go back to the past."
"A corrupt past, where they could commit electoral fraud, manipulate the vote to favor their interests and, above all, in which they could plunder our country," he shared through a statement.
“This movement, this protest has the 'plan B' of the electoral reform as a screen, but the truth is that it is not a citizenship march.
It is a demonstration of the right against the transformation that is taking place at the national level", assured the president of Morena moments before the end of the mobilization.
Rodrigo Soriano18:31
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Less power for the INE and more freedom for the campaigns: the keys to "Plan B" of the electoral reform
The Mexican Senate approved last Wednesday afternoon the "plan B" of the electoral reform and with it gave a legislative closure to the presidential proposal to modify the electoral system.
A first batch of changes to the law had been approved at the end of last year, but the second part had been delayed based on the "eternal life" clause, which sparked controversy between the parties.
The provision allowed the transfer of votes between parties of the same coalition, which in practice favored the allies of the National Regeneration Movement (Morena).
To release the project, the Senate approved the laws in which there was consensus and left that article to be debated in subsequent legislative discussions.
What was approved this week, added to last year,
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Rodrigo Soriano18:02
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The anthem of Mexico concludes the brief demonstration against "plan B"
The demonstration against the approval of the electoral reform known as "plan B" —which limits the National Electoral Institute (INE) economically and in terms of power— has ended less than an hour after its call to the rhythm of the Mexican anthem.
More than a hundred organizations and dozens of cities were summoned this Sunday at 11:00 in the morning to show support for the electoral referee under the slogan "The INE does not touch itself."
The protesters have gathered in the iconic square in Mexico City, a place they did not access in their last march in support of the INE, which took place on November 13, and which led the protesters from the Ángel de la Independence to the Monument to the Revolution.
Just a few days later, on the 27th of that same month, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador called a new march in his support, which culminated in the journey from Ángel himself to the capital's Zócalo.
Rodrigo Soriano17:59
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Cossío, former minister of the Supreme Court: "We have come to occupy the position of the Constitution"
The former minister José Ramón Cossío Díaz has defended this Sunday the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation (SCJN) before the thousands of people gathered against the electoral reform known as "plan B".
"The president has said that the ministers will be corrupt if they invalidate the reform, but the ministers could only be considered corrupt if they ignore the articles that regulate electoral bodies and procedures," he said before a packed Zócalo.
"Those of us in Mexico City not only want to fill the Zócalo. We want to respectfully and momentarily occupy the Plaza de la Constitución," he stated.
The lawyer has also indicated that the Magna Carta supports diversity and serves as a counterweight to those who temporarily want to occupy power, and has repeated the word "temporarily", emphasizing the concept.
Rodrigo Soriano17:49
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Beatriz Pagés, co-founder of Va por México: "We are in the heart of the Republic to defend democracy"
The co-founder of the opposition coalition to the Government Beatriz Pagés has intervened during the demonstration against the approval of the electoral reform known as "plan B".
"We are at the heart of the Republic to defend democracy [...] We do not accept hate as a slogan, let's embrace diversity," he snapped before the thousands of people gathered in the Zócalo of Mexico City, which has been dyed with pink for the number of people who support the
#INENoSeToca movement.
"Here in this Zócalo there is hope. Are we ready? [...] To give a long battle in favor of democracy and to build a new nation again. We are One!", he exclaimed before the crowd.
Rodrigo Soriano17:29
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The opposition arrives at the doors of the Supreme Court to prevent the advancement of "plan B" of the electoral reform
The opposition in Mexico wants to exhaust every last resort to prevent the advancement of "Plan B" of the electoral reform of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador.
Civil organizations and some political parties have called for a protest this Sunday at the doors of the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation (SCJN) to request that the ministers define the changes in the law as unconstitutional.
The reform of secondary laws, proposed by the president, was approved by the Senate last Wednesday and is waiting to be promulgated by the president.
The protest seeks to denounce that the changes in the electoral laws seek to diminish the role of the National Electoral Institute (INE) in the organization of elections, thus damaging the democratic life of Mexico.
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Rodrigo Soriano17:18
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The face of García Luna together with the PAN logo crosses the path of the demonstration
The face of the former Secretary of Public Security during the six-year term of President Felipe Calderón (2006-2012), and who was convicted in the US of five charges related to drug trafficking, Genaro García Luna, has crossed the path of concentration in the form of signs.
"Guilty, #CalderónSiKaba", read the leaflets posted in various places in Mexico City.
In the print, you can see the face of the former secretary with the logo of the National Action Party (PAN).
The print has created controversy during the morning, after several people broke and threw a large canvas hanging on a Zócalo building with the same image.
Mexico's former drug czar was found guilty in New York of five charges against him: three for cocaine trafficking, one for racketeering and one for making false statements to US authorities.
Rodrigo Soriano17:08
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Protesters continue to arrive at the capital's Zócalo
The thousands of demonstrators summoned this Sunday against the "plan B" electoral reform have begun to arrive at the Zócalo of the capital two hours before the aforementioned time —which was expected to start at 11:00 in the morning.
The organization United for Mexico 2024, convener of the protest under the name
#ElIneNoSeToca
, affirmed that the demonstration has brought together 117 civil society organizations in 82 cities "in Mexico and abroad."
Rodrigo Soriano16:50
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The leaders of the PRI and the PAN arrive at the Zócalo of the capital
The president of the National Action Party (PAN), Marko Cortés, and the president of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), Alejandro
Alito
Moreno, have joined the demonstration this Sunday against the electoral reform known as "plan B".
The mobilization concentrates the protesters in the Zócalo of the capital, a place they did not access during their last march on November 13, when it culminated in the Monument to the Revolution.
The organizers of the protest (United for Mexico 2024), foresee that it will spread to 82 cities "in Mexico and abroad."
"Mexicans and Mexicans are on the side of democracy, together we make ourselves heard so that the country's democratic institutions are not destroyed," the PRI leader has published on networks.
For his part, Cortés has defended that Mexican democracy "is priceless."
"In the National Palace they are going to listen to us," he added through a tweet.
So far, the third leader of the Va por México coalition, Jesus Zambrano (Party of the Democratic Revolution), has not arrived at the demonstration, although last Saturday he sent a message of support for the protest.
Reports Rodrigo Soriano
Rodrigo Soriano16:40
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The capital's Zócalo begins to turn pink
People summoned to demonstrate against the electoral reform promoted by President Andrés Manuel López Obrador have begun to approach the Zócalo in Mexico City.
Two hours before the appointment —which is expected to start at eleven in the morning—, the pink garments that function as a sign of the movement in defense of the National Electoral Institute (INE) have begun to dye the iconic square.
The batch of changes of the "plan B" reform approved last Wednesday are added to those that had already been admitted at the end of last year.
The modifications mean that the INE is harmed in economic and power terms: from a reduction in the budget and district boards;
up to a series of limitations on the ability to punish officials who publicly express themselves in favor of a candidate.
Reports Rodrigo Soriano
Rodrigo Soriano16:14
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INE 2023 march: when is it, where does it take place and streets closed
This Sunday the second mobilization of the opposition is concentrated.
According to the organizers, the march that bears the nickname "My vote is not touched" arises in defense of the National Electoral Institute (INE) and in protest against the "plan B" of the electoral reform promoted by President Andrés Manuel López Obrador .
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Rodrigo Soriano15:55
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This Sunday is the protest against the electoral reform and the opposition demonstrators will arrive at the gates of the Supreme Court for a rally.
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we will be telling you about the last hour of this mobilization that is advancing under the slogan "The INE is not touched".
In the Zócalo of Mexico City, right in front of the Supreme Court, a bandstand has already been set up from which at least three speakers will give speeches.
Sonia Corona15:49
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