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“It’s women’s time,” says Sheinbaum at the end of his campaign in front of the National Palace
The ruling candidate for the Presidency of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum, closed her campaign this Wednesday in a massive event in the Zocalo of Mexico City full of hundreds of thousands of people, whom she invited to celebrate “the victory” in the same place this Sunday, June 2.
In the midst of the crowd, the standard-bearer of the National Regeneration Movement (Morena), Labor (PT) and Green parties, crossed the esplanade of the Plaza de la Constitución, between shouts and slogans of support, to give her last electoral message before the start of the ban this Thursday.
“See you here on June 2 at night to celebrate the victory,” Sheinbaum said at the gates of the Government Palace, headquarters of the Executive, in the center of the Mexican capital.
The ruling party began and ended her speech of about 30 minutes evoking the current president, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, whom she called “the best president in the history of Mexico” and who promised “to keep the legacy.”
Meanwhile, the public chanted again and again ‘It is an honor to be with Obrador’ and ‘President’.
“I promise to give my soul, my life and the best of myself for the well-being of the people and the dignity of the people of Mexico and the homeland,” said the former head of Government of Mexico City (2018-2023).
The candidate also promised to continue the megaprojects of the current government, such as the Maya Train and the Dos Bocas Refinery (both in the southeast of the country), as well as to dedicate “the public budget to all welfare programs,” a speech she held throughout her three months of campaign.
In addition, she called on voters to support her to be the first woman president “in 200 years of the Republic.”
“It’s a time for women and transformation, and I want to say it here too, that means living without fear and free of violence, and from this tribune I say to young women, to all the women of Mexico, companions, friends, sisters, daughters, mothers, grandmothers: they are not alone,” said Sheinbaum.
Behind Sheinbaum, stood out Félix Salgado Macedonio, former candidate for governor of the State of Guerrero for Morena in 2021, who was accused of harassment and sexual violence by several women, so he was then disqualified.
In the temple were also other representatives of Morena, such as the candidate for the Senate and former prosecutor of Mexico City, Ernestina Godoy; and the candidate for Mayor of Mexico City, Clara Brugada, who likewise closed her campaign.
“I assure you that in 2030, when our Government concludes, Mexico City will be even safer, more feminist and more diverse and the most human rights defender,” Brugada said in her opening message to the event.
Finally, the Cumbia group Los Ángeles Azules was in charge of closing the rally and putting some to dance on the plate of the Zócalo, which was gradually emptied as night fell.
On a corner of the esplanade, Professor Eufemio Flores hurried the step to return to his home in the Mountain region, in Guerrero, from where he traveled very early with his family to support and deliver a letter to Sheinbaum.
“The leadership of (Morena in) Guerrero, in our opinion, is only thinking about having popularly elected positions and they do not attend to our demands, that’s why we hope that our next president will listen to us,” the 67-year-old supporter told EFE.
The polls place Sheinbaum with a wide advantage over his main rival, Xóchitl Gálvez, who leads the opposition coalition Fuerza y Corazón por México, while in a distant third place is the also opponent, Jorge Álvarez Máynez, of Movimiento Ciudadano.
This Sunday, Mexico, whose Constitution does not allow presidential re-election, will have the largest elections in its history. 98 million voters are called to renew more than 20,000 positions, including the Presidency, the 500 deputies, the 128 senators and nine state governments.
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Mexican government prioritizes 191 communities after deadly floods
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum confirmed on Wednesday that the death toll from recent rains and floods across several central states has risen to 66, while the federal government has activated air bridges and prioritized assistance in 191 isolated communities.
“Unfortunately, 66 people have died, and 75 remain missing,” the president said during her morning press conference. She added that the official death toll will be updated later in a new report.
As of Tuesday, authorities had reported 64 fatalities. Sheinbaum also announced the creation of a public information center to centralize official data on the deceased, missing persons, damaged homes, and cut-off communities.
According to the president, the number of missing persons has decreased thanks to coordination with state authorities.
“Through calls to phone line 079, 103 people who had been reported missing have now been located,” she explained.
Priority Municipalities
The president noted that the federal government has classified 191 communities as ‘priority’, a designation based mainly on the percentage of homes affected.
International
New road and bridge explosions raise alarm amid indigenous protests in Ecuador
Ecuadorian authorities are investigating two explosions that occurred early Wednesday, one on a road in the southern part of the country and another under a bridge in Guayas province. These incidents follow the car bomb explosion in the coastal city of Guayaquil, also in Guayas, which occurred the day before and left one person dead and 30 injured.
Press reports indicate that one person was injured and several vehicles were damaged in the explosion on the Cuenca-Girón-Pasaje road in the south.
“Besides yesterday’s explosion in Guayaquil, we have received reports of explosives placed on bridges along the Guayaquil-Machala and Machala-Cuenca routes to disrupt traffic,” said Roberto Luque, Minister of Infrastructure and Transport (MIT).
On his X social media account, Luque reported that authorities have been deployed to the sites to assess the damage and determine the current condition of the structures.
“What they haven’t achieved with their call for a strike, some are trying to achieve through terrorism,” he stated, referring to the 24 days of protests organized by the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities (Conaie) against rising diesel prices and other demands.
The protests, called at a national level, have Imbabura province as their epicenter. Roadblocks have also been reported in the northern part of Pichincha province, whose capital is Quito, while activities in the rest of the country continue normally.
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Armed forces target illegal mines in Northern Ecuador with bombing raids
Ecuador’s Armed Forces carried out an operation on Monday — including airstrikes — against illegal mining in the town of Buenos Aires, in the country’s north, Defense Minister Gian Carlo Loffredo reported.
The mountainous, gold-rich area has been a hotspot for illegal mining since 2017, located in the Andean province of Imbabura.
In 2019, former president Lenín Moreno deployed around 2,400 soldiers to the region in an attempt to curb the illegal activity. “The operation began with mortar fire, followed by gunfire and bombing runs by Supertucano aircraft,” Loffredo said in a video released by the Defense Ministry.
He added that the operation would continue on Tuesday with patrols across the area to locate possible members of “irregular armed groups that may have crossed from the Colombian border.”
The Armed Forces stated on X that the intervention focused on the “complete elimination of multiple illegal mining tunnels” in the areas known as Mina Nueva and Mina Vieja.
The operation coincided with the deployment of a military and police convoy into Imbabura, which has been the epicenter of protests against President Daniel Noboa since September 22, following his decision to scrap the diesel subsidy.
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