MEXICO CITY: A referendum allowing the people of Mexico to vote to remain in the presidency has turned into a strange political football involving all three branches of government.
President Anders Manuel Lepez Obrador gleefully announced on Monday that his supporters have gathered 10 million signatures, many times more than legally required, in favor of a referendum that could jeopardize his future.
This is strange because there is no clear reason for holding a referendum and the Constitution does not require it. Lpez Obrador has received a positive rating from nearly two-thirds of those who voted and will undoubtedly win the vote to complete the second half of his six-year term.
But the president’s political style includes relentless campaigning: He was constantly on the campaign trail from 2005 to 2018 and enjoys it. That’s why he’s calling for a referendum, even though it will cost about $200 million, and election officials say he doesn’t have enough money.
The issue went all the way to the Supreme Court, which ordered the National Electoral Institute to hold a referendum on April 10 anyway.
And some members of Congress, dominated by the President’s Murray party, filed a criminal complaint accusing election officials of blocking democracy.
With the signature in hand, the president now considers the matter settled, and it looks like the criminal complaint will go away.
Let the people decide, let it be the people,” said Lepez Obrador. Let’s put an end to the complaints and allegations and sort it out first.
The opposition National Action Party called the referendum a “too expensive and unconstitutional piece of political theatre” and said the money would be better spent on creating jobs, reactivating the pandemic-battered economy and alleviating poverty.
Monterey Technological University professor Patricio Morelos said Lepez Obrador is eager to vote because it was one of his campaign promises. It will also serve to energize their political base ahead of the 2022 gubernatorial race and the 2024 presidential elections.
The National Electoral Institute wrote in a statement that the criminal complaint from members of Congress was “an act of threatening and invading our autonomy.
While the institution is independent and non-partisan, Lépez Obrador has often accused its members of being conservative in opposition to his policies.
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