Tent cities were installed in various parts of Mexico City in support of Lopez Obrador. Lopez Obrador sympathizers are following his call to set-up tents and camp out in different parts of the city as a way of pressuring a vote-by-vote recount for the July 2 presidential election. The main camp is located in the Zocalo, the city’s main square, and there are tents on Avenida Juarez, Madero and Paseo de la Reforma. These avenues are totally closed off to traffic and became pedestrian walkways. (Needless to say the traffic was chaotic today. I am serious, if you live in Mexico City stay away from these areas, although I have been told that the traffic jams can be felt kilometers away.. If you need to travel to Mexico City, well do not even consider staying in a Hotel in this area… Seriously, it is awful…) In his speech in the Zocalo, López Obrador said that it is not because wants to organize these mobilizations, he said it was in order to fight for the democracy and stability of Mexico. Likewise, he offered an apology for the inconvenience caused to people living and working in the city. (Apology not accepted!) Alejandro Encinas, the Mexico City mayor, (who replaced AMLO when he stepped down to run for president) said that he is ready to deal with the political and social cost that that blocking main routes such as the Paseo de la Reforma will cost him. He said he would not use force to clear the protesters from the streets. (This is going to be a long summer….)
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Both the Employers Confederation of Mexico (La Confederación Patronal de la República Mexicana) and the National Chamber of Commerce of Mexico City (la Cámara Nacional de Comercio del Distrito Federal) condemned the barricades set up by the PRD across the City, and they asked Mexico City Mayor, Alejandro Encinas, to step down if he is not prepared to do his job of governing the city.
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The Permanent Commission of Congress (La Comision Permanente del Congreso de la Unión) will urge the Government of Mexico City to free up the streets presently occupied by Lopez Obrador sympathizers.
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In other news teachers from Oaxaca and members of the Popular Assembly (la Asamblea Popular del Pueblo) interrupted an event linked to the Guelaguetza festival that was taking part in the El Llano Park. Four shots were heard. The demonstrators managed to stop two of the aggressors. One of them was identified as Isaías Pérez Sánchez, a member of the Oaxaca police force. He was handed over to the Attorney General’s office.
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The Bank of México adjusted the expected rate of economic growth this year to 4.5 percent. (It is hard to imagine this
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The New Intelligent Person´s Guide to Lopizmo: a) A lot of what they´re saying is nonsense. b) Many of the spokespersons of the movement are political swindlers like Camacho Solís. Don´t take seriously in the least their sayings. c) PRD has always suffered from an identity crisis. Is it a political party or a revolutionary movement? They haven´t decided. One wonders if they know that there´s a decision to be made there. d) Many lopiztas are people of good will for whom democracy isn´t a question of votes, but of social justice. Many of their adversaries pay lip service to democracy, use it to keep structures they have an interest in, and they couldn´t care less about social justice. And many, like me, think that Lopizmo is Old Pri Reloaded, that genuine elections are both useful and necessary, and that without a lot more social justice there won´t be a real democracy and indeed there might not be a country at all. These three political cultures don´t speak the same language, and it isn´t sure that they are talking about the same things at all. If after reading these points you feel more confused than ever maybe you´re beginning to understand what Lopizmo is all about.
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