Georgina Saldierna and Andrea Becerril
The newspaper La Jornada
Thursday, August 15, 2024, p. 8
Claudia Sheinbaum’s declaration as president-elect by the Electoral Tribunal of the Judicial Branch of the Federation (TEPJF) led yesterday to a debate in the Permanent Commission of the Congress of the Union, where the opposition asked the Morena member to be the president of all Mexicans.
The majority bloc took it for granted that this will be the case once the university academic receives the presidential sash from the hands of the next federal deputy Ifigenia Martínez.
Senator Elvia Marcela Mora, from the Social Encounter Party, stressed that the former head of the Government of Mexico City does not reach the Presidency alone, but does so with all women and with the inspiration of the senior senator Ifigenia Martínez, who We look forward to seeing how he places the presidential sash on behalf of everyone.
during a ceremony that will take place at the Legislative Palace of San Lázaro on October 1st.
The fact that a woman has become President of the Republic for the first time was celebrated by all political parties and described as an achievement in the fight for gender equality, but the opposition took advantage of the opportunity to express what it expects from the former capital official.
Senator Beatriz Paredes (PRI) hoped that the easy praise and courtesy of Sheinbaum’s coreligionists would not blind her intelligence and allow her to assume responsibility as head of state and president of all. “Hopefully we Mexicans will recover a head of the Executive Branch who is an interlocutor for everyone and not just those who are close to her… who has the greatness of self-criticism and not just the ability to look in the mirror with a smile.”
Paredes stressed that the country faces many challenges, but that just to confront organized crime and the possible arrival of Donald Trump to the United States government, it is necessary to call on all Mexicans.
In a session of the Permanent Commission, where a minute of silence was observed for the death of Morena deputy Susana Cano, PAN member Juan Carlos Maturino called for dialogue with the opposition and to open minds so that what is proposed is taken into account and serves in the construction of a better Mexico.
Kenia López, a PAN senator, said she hopes Sheinbaum does not destroy the National Institute of Transparency, Access to Information and Protection of Personal Data, which Break the chains that this government has with drug trafficking
and do not use the Financial Intelligence Unit to persecute your opponents.
Senator María Graciela Gaitán (PVEM) responded to the opposition that they should have no doubt that the Morena member will govern for everyone and will continue with the transformation that Andrés Manuel López Obrador began in 2018.
Antares Vázquez (Morena) stressed that the Electoral Court declared Sheinbaum president-elect yesterday because the poor opposition
She was unable to prove her accusations, which were based on gossip, not evidence. With the academic’s arrival at the National Palace, she stressed that a government focused on the well-being of the people and with the vision of putting women at the center of its policies is coming.
