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Mexico City PVEM deputies threaten to occupy secretariats and mayoralties that do not address neighborhood petitions; 'they are not paying attention,' they say

From El Universal · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • A local Green Party deputy in Mexico City threatened to occupy government offices if neighborhood petitions are not addressed.
  • The deputy stated that the end of the World Cup provides no excuse for inaction on the approximately 50,000 collected complaints.
  • He emphasized that protests are a last resort for citizens seeking attention and action from authorities.

A local Green Party (PVEM) deputy in Mexico City has threatened to occupy government offices if neighborhood petitions are not adequately addressed, stating that authorities are not paying attention to the concerns raised.

We are going to analyze on Monday where the majority of complaints are concentrated, and as we mentioned before the World Cup, we will have to take offices to get attention.

— Jesús SesmaDeputy Sesma outlines the potential action if petitions are ignored.

Jesús Sesma, a PVEM deputy, announced his intention to take over facilities belonging to the Secretariats of Government and various mayoralties if the approximately 50,000 petitions collected through the "Guardianes Verdes" (Green Guardians) program are not attended to. Sesma argued that with the World Cup now over in Mexico City, there is no longer any excuse for the delay in addressing these citizen requests. He stressed that the PVEM deputies support these complaints, but the local administrations are "not paying attention" to them.

We have followed all political protocols: points of agreement, sending official letters, maintaining contact, but if we don't get a response, we have to react differently.

— Jesús SesmaDeputy Sesma explains the steps taken before resorting to protests.

"We didn't want to reach this point," Sesma stated during a press conference. "We are going to analyze on Monday where the majority of complaints are concentrated, and as we mentioned before the World Cup, we will have to take offices to get attention. We have followed all political protocols: points of agreement, sending official letters, maintaining contact, but if we don't get a response, we have to react differently." He added that their intention is not to disrupt the government, mayoralties, institutions, or citizens, but that demonstrations are the "last calls for help" for those seeking to be heard and attended to.

We do not want to affect the Government, nor the mayoralties, nor the institutions, nor the citizens, but demonstrations are the last calls for help that the complainant has to be heard and attended to.

— Jesús SesmaDeputy Sesma clarifies the intent behind potential protests.

Sesma underscored that people do not protest without reason, but rather because their complaints have gone unaddressed. "One demonstrates due to a lack of listening and attention. We started with Guardianes Verdes more than two months ago, and the World Cup has ended, yet the problems persist. We took a break to focus on the World Cup, but we cannot stop pointing out when things are wrong."

One demonstrates due to a lack of listening and attention.

— Jesús SesmaDeputy Sesma explains the motivation for citizen protests.
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Originally published by El Universal in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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