They protected the National Palace before the march in defense of the INE

He national palace was shielded with metal mesh two meters high on Saturday February 25, on the eve of the concentration expected on the plateau of the Basement capital, located in the Mexico City Historic Centerwho will defend the National Electoral Institute (INE), convened on Sunday February 26 at 11:00 a.m., although the organizers stressed that it would be a peaceful demonstration.

Footage has started circulating on social media showing workers unloading and placing the armor around the government building where the president lives Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO). They are also responsible for backing up metropolitan cathedralas has been done since 2021 before the calls for marches that are held in fmajor misfires like 8M or the anniversary of the disappearance of the 43 students of Ayotzinapa.

The sides of the enclosure were protected, being the Moneda and Corregidora streetsas well as the facade of the property.

The call for the last Sunday of the month was made after it was approved by the Srepublic dwarf so-called electoral reform Plan Btherefore the march in defense of the INE will take place.

“Tiny, all pathetic tenant of the National Palace”, “It is not a private property, it belongs to all mexicanslet it be known” and “How sad to see the Palace Museum with these tropical messiah walls,” read among the posts that netizens made against the placement of the metal fences.

Although several people have also spoken out in favor of the decision to protect the two historic sites. “It’s not cowardiceis to protect the National Palace from vandals”, “That’s good. We don’t want any damage to the premises” and I think that it’s good that the building is protectedIt’s a historic building” are some of the comments that were presented in defence.

Movement United for Mexico He is in charge of organizing the event, being through his social networks how he disseminated the information regarding the expected concentration in the Zócalo, in addition to the fact that will be called in other countries.

The organization explained that the right of the inhabitants to be able to choose their rulers is threatenedgiven that in case the Plan B, INE would be powerless to fulfill its obligations. To be the movement a way to try to reverse the decision that the Senate of the Republic made.

According to what has been reported, it will not be a march since no route is planned, but it will rather be a peaceful concentration in front of the National Palace, inviting people to come directly to the Zócalo.

It is expected that the duration of this movement will be more than one hour, because three speakers will present themselves: the journalist Beatrice Pages, retired minister Jose Ramon Cossio and an employee of the electoral service.

The so-called electoral reform Plan B will directly affect the INE in its budget, causing at least six thousand redundancies, after a cut. Situation that puts on alert since it could involve changes in the organization of the presidential elections next year, as they prepare to carry out the commission of Coahuila there State of Mexico, even in which the changes would not be applied.

Opponents of the so-called 4T will seek to challenge this decision before the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation (SCJN), in what they called unconstitutional, they even denounced that it is a measure of the president seeking to be re-elected or to place his successor.