The assassination of the municipal president of Uruapan, Carlos Manzo, It caused the first major internal crisis of the Presidential Cabinet, which until yesterday failed in its damage control strategy.
The president Claudia Sheinbaum He resorted to the book of clichés to define the responsibility of the federal government for the unfortunate event.
He held responsible Felipe Calderon for the war he declared on narco (at the request of the then governor Lázaro Cárdenas Batel, in whose administration the narco It grew like mushrooms in spring.
Then to Enrique Pena Nieto and his “failed strategy” of arming self-defense groups (some of which are cartels now), but he skipped the six-year term of Andrés Manuel López Obrador and his policy of “hugs, not bullets” which, according to official statistics, resulted in the six-year period with the highest number of intentional homicides since this crime was recorded.
Almost 200,000.
What does (the right) propose? The President asked and responded with the usual Lopezobradorist phrases: militarize the country and another war? May García Luna return?
Sheinbaum called the media scavengers again and reported that he had requested a review of the social media accounts that, according to his point of view, promoted a campaign against him and the government.
It may be that such a practice existed, to which Morena is no stranger, as has already been documented.
The murdered mayor published a communication on his social networks on October 8 in which he explains the fact that the 200 national guards who were in Uruapan left without even saying goodbye.
Manzo asked the Defense for an explanation, Garcia Harfuch We don’t know if it arrived.
What has emerged is the enormous tension within the Cabinet, especially security, whose crisis management only increased it.
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When President Sheinbaum has been asked to speak out on an international conflict, she automatically responds that the Mexican Government “respects the self-determination of the people,” but we have already seen that not all of them.
If they are friends, then an exception is made.
Such is the case of Peru, whose government announced yesterday the breaking of diplomatic relations with our country, because the Mexican embassy in Lima granted refuge (political asylum is in process) to the former prime minister. Betssy Chávez, accused of having participated, along with the former president Pedro Castillo, in an attempted coup d’état in December 2022.
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The CEO of Grupo Salinas, Ricardo Salinas Pliego, celebrated with Elektra workers the 75th anniversary of the leading retail store in Mexico.
Salinas Pliego highlighted that Elektra’s history is marked by effort and resilience, facing different challenges over the years.
He accused that, currently, the company lives under siege by a government “that wants to strip us of the effort of our legitimate work.”
He assured that the company’s success is the result of work and service to millions of clients, “not of privileges or concessions,” and stated that this vision “is incomprehensible for those who live off the government, who seek to live off others and steal from their neighbors.”
The businessman also lamented the environment in the country, stating that “we have never seen such a high level of corruption and ineptitude, which puts all of us and our families at risk.”
Let’s see what the response is today from the National Palace.
@adriantrejo