As our fashions indicated, November can be a time of nice civil unrest all through the world. The latest incident occurred in Mexico where at least 200,000 people took to the streets to protest President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador’s (AMLO) proposal to reform the electoral body and Congress. The picture above was taken at Mexico Metropolis and reveals solely a fraction of the protestors.
The Nationwide Electoral Institute (INE) that organizes Mexico’s elections is in jeopardy. AMLO accused the INE of fraud again in 2006 and 2012 throughout his failed elections. He would now like to scale back Congress from 500 to 300 individuals and slash the Senate from 128 to 96. Individuals are accusing Lopez Obrador of making an attempt to show Mexico right into a socialistic state like Cuba or Venezuela.
This is similar president who’s backed by Mexico’s harmful cartels. He visited “El Chapo’s” mother for her birthday and publicly greeted her. A politician wouldn’t enter Sinaloa territory with out safety.
The opposition social gathering would wish to help AMLO’s measure for it to cross into regulation. Individuals have been warned that this man would by no means relinquish energy after he was elected in 2018. But, the Western media praised him because the Mexican Bernie Sanders who was a easy man of the individuals. The proud Mexican individuals don’t need to lose their freedom. They’re standing up for his or her nation and demanding reform.
