With the forthcoming renewal of four directors of the National Electoral Institute (INE), President López Obrador shared what should be the Features of New Officials to take office, but he also took advantage of the mention to fuel the controversy that exists around the institute, the proposed reforms and the current directors, including Lorenzo Cordoba there Ciro Murayama.
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Although on this occasion the President limited himself to not mentioning any names, it is well known that there is a political conflict between him and the institution under the administration in the post of president of Córdova Vianello. For months, the two have been making accusations, Comments It’s included disqualifications from one to the other. This time it was AMLO who fueled a new attack.
“They must be the opposite of those who leave. That is to say, the new ones must be genuine democrats, people of honesty, integrity, endowed with moral authority, incorruptible. This is what I consider”, launched the president during the morning conference of February 17. With Córdova and Murayama, they will replace Robert Ruiz y Adriana Favela.
Regarding the new call for march “for the defense of the INE”López Obrador quipped, assuring that those who are behind this movement and those who promote it are “part of the conservative bloc” which has dedicated itself to defend the interests of political or economic leaders in the country. In addition, he recounted the alleged defense of the institute with sympathy for Genaro García Luna, a former security secretary who is under investigation in the United States for corruption.
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“About the march… it has the electoral law as a screen, the truth is that It’s a manifestation of the conservative bloc against us, that’s the main thing. The rest is the excuse, the pretext. East the INE is not affected, García Luna is not affected, Corruption is unaffected, Influence is unaffected“, said. The demonstration must take place in the main cities of the Republic and in some abroad (according to its organizers) soon February 26.
Until, 28 federative entities have joined out of the 32 in the Federation. According to an image of the organization Units of the businessman behind Va por México and the march itself, Claudio X. González, about 50 cities will participate in the march. Among them, two abroad, which are Madrid, Spain, and Washington DC in the United States.
There Political Coordination Council (Jucopo) of the Chamber of Deputies agreed to resume the process of election of four new directors of the INE and to issue the corresponding convocations for February 23, including the councilor president, and the plenary vote could take place on March 30.
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Thus, the Jucopo, chaired by Ignacio Mierof Morena, complied with the instruction of the Federal Judicial Electoral Tribunal (TEPJF) to include in the call the distinction between the candidates for the positions of electoral advisers and the candidates for the position of president adviser.
Thus, the process will resume to replace Lorenzo Córdova Vianello, Ciro Murayama, Roberto Ruiz and Adriana Favela, since they complete their mission on April 3.