Two weeks after starting their mobilizations in the Historic Center of Mexico City, the National Anti-AMLO Front (FRENAAA) held its largest march to demand the resignation of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador.
The Plaza de la Constitución, the Executive’s favorite space to hold its rallies, this time was occupied by thousands of people who, with raised fists, shouted: “Out with López! Out with Lopez! Out with López! ”.
The mobilization was called on September 29, hours after the President declared that if on any occasion there was a mobilization of 100,000 citizens against him, and if the opinion polls did not favor him, he would leave his post.
This is how López Obrador’s opponents marched to the Zócalo, where they had already had a sit-in for a week and a half.
In its social networks, the front boasted the participation of 160 thousand people in the movement, but hours later the government of Mexico City reported that there had only been 8 thousand.
Before starting the mobilization, the attendees registered at a table and there they were given a badge with a number, in order to have better control and counting.
Amid the confusion of the figures, the protesters gathered at the Monument to the Revolution from 09:00 hours, advanced on Avenida Juárez, passed through Calle 5 de Mayo and entered the Zócalo, where on this occasion there were no security elements The public and the metal fences that protected the area were removed by the members of FRENAAA.
“Put up the tents!” One of the leaders demanded with his megaphone while some listened to him and others preferred to go to the main balcony of the National Palace to make their demands known.
According to the head of government of the capital, Claudia Sheinbaum, around 665 tents were installed in the area, although she warned that many are not occupied.
“The objective is for the President to leave before November 30 because it has not produced results, we no longer want this government, we are getting worse in health, in poverty, in the economy,” said Roxana Quintanilla, one of the protesters.
It was a different and almost unrecognizable march in the country’s capital, although it did not reach the level of the one that took place in June 2004, when a large group of citizens also came out to protest the insecurity in the country and its capital. then governed by who now occupies the National Palace.
In recent years, the Plaza de la Constitución had become accustomed to the mobilizations promoted by leftist groups, student groups and union movements.
Yesterday the harangues and celebrations of the followers of the current President were not heard, but of those who criticize and question him. The lawsuits against López Obrador were accompanied by other screams from pro-life groups, which carried a giant image of the Virgin of Guadalupe and exclaimed: Alive! for different religious figures.
Although there were thousands who came to the capital’s Zócalo, most barely concentrated for a few minutes and then retired to the surrounding restaurants or boarded different means of transport to return to their homes.
“I would love that [el Presidente] can leave the government. From what I know of the laws of the country, I know that this will not be possible, but at least he becomes aware and in what remains of his mandate he can think of everyone and not just the small group that he wants to defend ”, Raúl García said in an interview.
The man traveled from Puebla to the capital to participate in this protest, and many other people like him. Some arrived on buses from Tamaulipas, Jalisco, Nayarit, Durango, among other entities, and all made their demands present.
The anti-AMLO group took advantage of the occasion and extended the sit-in on the Zócalo grid, for which the members of FRENAAA carried some tents with little devils and settled them in the area to reinforce their protests.
Although this organization managed to fill Juarez Avenue, as well as May 5, empty spaces were left in the Zócalo by those who decided to leave the place and not camp.
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