The Mexican President, Andres Manuel Lopez Obradordenounced this Wednesday that there is a “political revenge” behind the sentence against the vice president of Argentina, Cristina Fernandezsentenced this Tuesday to six years in prison for corruption.
It is clearly a political revenge against the vice president of Argentina, Cristina Fernández, and it is also an undemocratic act because they do not want her to participate in the electoral process. They are disqualifying her so that she can be a candidate, ”said the president in his daily conference.
López Obrador questioned the conviction of Fernándezwho governed Argentina between 2007 and 2015, who this Tuesday received a sentence of six years in prison and perpetual disqualification from holding public office for a crime of fraudulent administration of public funds in the concession of works.
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The Mexican ruler sent a “fraternal hug” and his “solidarity” to the vice president “and to all the people of Argentina”and asked them that “you have to keep going, resisting.”
He also praised Fernández’s decision not to run for president again.
A very dignified attitude and this shows that she is not an ambitious, vulgar woman, because she is not going to be a candidate. To begin with, she has jurisdiction and she will be there until December of next year, until the elections. Without being a candidate, she will continue to be a leader,” said López Obrador.
Likewise, he foresaw that Fernández “will help a lot so that hopefully progressivism continues in Argentina and not the return of those who indebted the country like never before, with the complicity of the International Monetary Fund and the United States Government,” referring to the former president. Mauricio Macri (2015-2019).
I hope they don’t come back, if it comes to talking about corruption, they are the corrupt ones,” he said.
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Thus, López Obrador joined leaders of the Latin American left who have expressed their support for the vice presidentsuch as former Bolivian president Evo Morales, the Workers’ Party (PT) of Brazil, and the president of Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel.
The Mexican president has argued before that he does not like to intervene in the internal affairs of other countries. However, this time he defended his right to comment on the Argentine process.
And yes, our solidarity with the vice president. We cannot remain silent in the face of that, and here they (opponents) also prepare, I will be there, I will not leave, ”she commented.
López Obrador also reiterated that he has “a lot of confidence in the president of Argentina, Alberto Fernández, because in addition to being a person of integrity, he is a lawyer.”
Then I read your comment about how it was a staged issue, with no legal basis, just that this judicial court is managed by the oligarchy there, by conservatism. So it’s revenge, ”he remarked.
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