Alma E. Muñoz and Alonso Urrutia
The newspaper La Jornada
Saturday, September 14, 2024, p. 5
Hours before the deputies and senators separately declared the constitutionality of the reform to the Judicial Branch, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador called to move forward, understand the new reality and long live Mexico
. In light of the controversy surrounding these constitutional changes and reports of their financial impact, he stressed that Mexico, and its economy in particular, are doing very well.
From the National Palace, he called on the opposition to review its strategies, carry out a self-criticism and not walk angry, enraged, making things up. It is very important to have the ability to rectify
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In the context of the approval of the reform, he indicated that pragmatism is not a bad thing. It has to do with sensible, rational action, devoid of ideological baggage. It is practical judgment, which is what they lack.
to the opponents, he considered. Why let ourselves be dominated by ideological hatred, fanaticism, conservatism?, he asked.
He stressed that the Mexican economy is very solid. It is very likely that we will finish the six-year term without devaluation, and that has not been seen in 50 years.
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During the administrations of Miguel de la Madrid and Carlos Salinas de Gortari, he recalled, the peso registered large devaluations, of 4,500 percent. With Salinas, three zeros were removed from the peso. They sold the coins, not for their nominal value, but as iron, by the kilo, at the border
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Now they said, How scary! If there is a judicial reform, there will be problems with the peso. It will be devalued, investments will fall, pure lies! On the contrary, investors want a government with moral authority, political authority, strong, democratic, supported by citizens. That is why they trust the country and investments continue to arrive.
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He argued that transformation is the cure for the evil of corruption and it is how we are facing the decadence
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Fake account of Andres Lopez Beltran
At the end of his usual press conference, the head of the federal Executive considered immoral, so that they see the wickedness
the creation of a fake account on social network X in the name of his son Andrés López Beltrán.
“This is not the first time they have spread lies, and all because of their anger… It is immoral, lies are reactionary, truth is revolutionary,” he said.
My son doesn’t have a Twitter account (X), but (the one with his photo) has the (blue) check mark, (it’s) verified… it’s bought, yes. So you can see the perversity. And I have no doubt, I’m not calling myself Andrés Manuel anymore, that whoever does this is a fascist. Whoever doesn’t jump is a fascist!
he chanted in the Treasury Hall.
