Mexico’s President, Obrador Accuses Protesters
Mexico’s President, Andrés Manuel López Obrador has dismissed concerns about his plan to shrink the country’s electoral watchdog.
He has since accused protesters of links to drug traffickers. Images of a mass protest in Mexico City showed tens of thousands of people wearing pink accusing López Obrador of partisanship.
According to CNN, Mexican lawmakers had in the previous week approved a bill backed by the president to slash the budget of the agency, which could lead to an 85% reduction in its staff as well as the closure of several local offices.
Electoral officials warn the change will affect their ability to run free and fair elections ahead of the 2024 general election, when Lopez Obrador, who is limited to a six-year term, is expected to anoint a successor.
López Obrador has argued that the plan to slash the agency’s budget will save millions of dollars and make voting more efficient.
The president swept into power in 2018, promising to tackle inequality and poverty, and has constantly criticized INE’s high-ranking officials’ salaries and accused the institution of allowing fraud in previous elections.
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