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Noroña Denounces Higinio Martínez’s Senate Election as Collusion with Opposition

From El Universal · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Gerardo Fernández Noroña criticized Higinio Martínez’s selection as Mexico’s next Senate president, calling it a “major mistake.”
  • Noroña said the decision did not result from a free, consensual or unanimous process and suggested it was made outside the Senate.
  • He warned that cooperation with the right could strengthen what he called an offensive against the Fourth Transformation political project.

Gerardo Fernández Noroña did not attend Morena’s plenary meeting where Higinio Martínez was chosen as the next president of Mexico’s Senate, but he sent a written protest. He described the decision as “a major mistake” and said the new leadership represented collusion with the opposition rather than respect for it.

In the document, titled “Consensus,” Noroña argued that political decisions can disappear behind calls for agreement, leaving no one clearly responsible later. He said Martínez’s selection was neither free nor based on consensus or unanimity.

A presidency based on collusion with the opposition has been chosen, not one based on respect for the opposition. I consider it a major mistake and do not want to remain silent about it.

— Gerardo Fernández NoroñaHe criticized Higinio Martínez’s selection as Senate president.

Noroña, who left the Senate presidency only a year ago and had sought to return to the post, also suggested that the decision had been made “outside the chamber.” He warned that a presidency working with the right would strengthen what he called an insidious offensive against the Fourth Transformation, Morena’s governing political project.

I am sure that a presidency based on collusion with the right will strengthen the insidious offensive against the Fourth Transformation.

— Gerardo Fernández NoroñaHe warned about the political consequences of the new Senate leadership.
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Originally published by El Universal in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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