Mexico's Chamber of Deputies President tells ex-President AMLO to let Sheinbaum govern
Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.
At a glance
- Kenia López Rabadán, President of Mexico's Chamber of Deputies, urged former President Andrés Manuel López Obrador to let President Claudia Sheinbaum govern.
- López Rabadán criticized López Obrador's "hugs, not bullets" policy, blaming it for 200,000 deaths and empowered drug cartels.
- She accused López Obrador of creating "smokescreens" to distract from protected "narco-politicians and fuel thieves."
Kenia López Rabadán, President of Mexico's Chamber of Deputies, has publicly urged former President Andrés Manuel López Obrador to cease interfering with the current administration. López Rabadán's call came after López Obrador published a letter addressing the ongoing conflict between the Mexican and U.S. governments regarding drug trafficking accusations.
In a post on X, López Rabadán directly addressed the former president, demanding he "let the President govern, at least without hindering." She criticized López Obrador's signature "hugs, not bullets" policy, asserting that it led to 200,000 deaths and empowered drug cartels with total impunity. This policy, she argued, has now created a conflict with Mexico's primary trading partner amidst the review of the USMCA trade agreement.
López Rabadán, a member of the National Action Party (PAN), stated that Mexico needs unity to combat drug trafficking rather than "smokescreens." She concluded by accusing López Obrador of creating distractions from the main issues: "narco-politicians and fuel thieves protected by the regime."
Ex Presidente. Deje gobernar a la Presidenta, al menos no estorbando.
Originally published by El Universal in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.