Opponents: rejection of electricity reform, first major legislative defeat of Q4

Enrique Mendez and Georgina Saldierna

Newspaper La Jornada
Tuesday, April 19, 2022, p. 6

The opposition coalition Goes for Mexico, made up of PAN, PRI and PRD, yesterday celebrated the rejection of the electricity reform and denied having acted in favor of foreign economic interests or having betrayed the country with its vote against. But Morena and her allies in the Chamber of Deputies insisted that his opponents acted as traitorsbecause they put personal, private and business interests before the nation.

As the confrontation between the two political blocs continued, the leader of the PRI, Alejandro Moreno, alluded to the accusations of financial irregularities during his administration in Campeche that occurred in the heat of the debate on the electricity reform, stressing that he has nothing to fear . They can make any point, but with those attitudes they show that they are desperate and morally defeated.stressed after the PT accused him that there are 3.48 billion pesos in the public account of his government without clarifying.

One day after the chamber session that led to the rejection of the proposal, the coordination of the PVEM parliamentary group informed the San Lázaro board of directors that deputy Rocío Alexis Gamiño was dismissed from the caucus after voting against the initiative. On Twitter, the legislator pointed out that, for raise your voice and not follow a blind obediencethey notified him that he was expelled.

Today I can sleep peacefully. It is a relief to know that I never have to vote by mandate again and yes for my ideals. Never again do I have to vote on a whim and yes for a better Mexicohe added.

At a press conference, Jorge Romero, coordinator of the PAN in San Lázaro, said that by rejecting the electricity reform, his party defended the Constitution from a regressive, statist and monopolistic proposal.

The PAN member stressed that they wanted to sell that they cast a vote of shame, but the one we did yesterday is a vote of honor.

Marko Cortes, leader of the blue and whitedescribed the rejection of the reform as the first great legislative defeat of the federal government.

In a press conference where the leaders of the PRI, PAN and PRD were present, as well as their parliamentary coordinators in the Chamber of Deputies, Alejandro Moreno estimated that the 4T must understand that no constitutional reform will pass that is not for the benefit of Mexico.

The leaders and legislators accused the majority bloc of carrying out a albazo with the approval of the mining law reform.

Ignacio Mier, coordinator of Morena, rejected this approach by emphasizing that no one was surprised with the approval of said initiative, since the subject was explained in the Political Coordination Board of the Chamber of Deputies.