Although he trusted that state governments will respond to the protection needs of candidates for local popular election positions, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador pointed out that where entities recognize that they cannot, the Federation will be the one to take care of the candidates.
This Thursday morning, when asked about protection for candidates in the midst of the electoral context and after the murder of the candidate for mayor of Celaya, Guanajuato, Bertha Gisela Gaytán, the president pointed out that local administrations must comply.
“Hopefully the local authorities will help, because we are talking about an election with thousands of candidates, it is one of the largest, if not the largest in the history of the country, due to the number of candidates. It is being discussed with the state governments so that they comply.”
Although, the head of the Executive immediately stated: “And where the parties request it, we would help, we would support, it is our responsibility, our obligation to protect candidates and protect citizens in general.”
—In extraordinary cases would the federal government support? —She was questioned.
—(Yes) where the states tell us that they cannot or do not have the elements or the parties or the (National) Electoral Institute request it from us.
He was made to see that on many occasions there is distrust of the local police, since it is precisely in these where there are more links with organized crime.
“It is intended that it be in charge of the state governments. The decision on where they can be the municipal police, where they have to be the state police, they know. The important thing is that those who request it, need it, and those who accept it are protected,” the president said.
He stressed that the best thing would be the co-responsibility of the state authorities, since the agreement established with the INE, the Federation and the state administrations is that the parties request the electoral body for protection and it in turn asks the governments to act accordingly. “Let no one be left without protection.”
He was asked if the “extraordinary” conditions are met in Guanajuato, this after the murder of the candidate for mayor of Celaya, to which he replied: “If they decide it from the state government, yes (the Federation would support it), everywhere.” ”.
He insisted: “The best thing would be for all authorities to help with this, from the three levels of government: municipalities, states and the Federation. But we must do it.
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– 2024-04-04 23:58:21
