López Obrador admits that between 80,000 and 100,000 people protested in Mexico City against the electoral reform

AMLO on the march of the INE: Let them continue to demonstrate.

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At least 80,000 to 100,000 people took to the streets of Mexico City this Sunday, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador acknowledged in his morning conference on Monday, citing the local government.

"About attendance, well, everyone has their measurement. As defined by the city (it was) 80,000 maximum 100,000 here, and in other states ––especially where the PAN governs–– there were also concentrations, but still very small for what that represents the conservative potential in Mexico because sympathizers of conservatism in our country should be about 25 million citizens," said López Obrador.

The Mexico City government said at least 90,000 people took part in the marches, while organizers reported half a million protesters in the streets.

This Sunday, protesters filled the Zócalo in Mexico City to protest against Plan B of AMLO's electoral reform, which seeks to modify the National Electoral Institute (INE), in charge of supervising the elections.

Lawmakers voted last week to cut INE's budget.

A measure that was seen as an attempt to undermine electoral authorities, which López Obrador has accused of being partisan.

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Mexico's president has said the plan will save millions of dollars and make voting more efficient.

AMLO has consistently criticized the salaries of high-ranking INE officials, calling them exaggerated, and has accused the institution of allowing fraud in previous elections.

The US Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs tweeted on Sunday: “Today in Mexico we see a great debate about electoral reforms that are testing the independence of electoral and judicial institutions.

The United States supports independent and well-resourced electoral institutions that strengthen democratic processes and the rule of law."

The most controversial part of AMLO's plan is the significant restructuring of INE, by reducing its budget and number of workers, as well as the closure of several local offices.

Most of the signs that the demonstrators carried during the march indicated: "Hands off the INE", which the president criticized, saying: "They were referring to the hands of corruption. According to them, privileges are not touched, the narcón is not touched. Still, they have the right to demonstrate."

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