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PRI sees discrimination in initiative against dual nationality for politicians; calls it a human rights setback

From El Universal · () Spanish

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

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  • Mexico's Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) has strongly opposed President Claudia Sheinbaum's initiative to revoke political rights for citizens with dual nationality.
  • The PRI argues that the proposal constitutes a significant regression in human rights and unfairly targets millions of Mexicans.
  • The party believes the government is using this issue to distract from national crises and plans to vote against the initiative.

Mexico's Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) has issued a "categorical" rejection of an initiative proposed by President Claudia Sheinbaum that would strip political rights from Mexicans holding dual nationality. The party views this move as a "huge setback" for human rights and a discriminatory measure against millions of citizens who are "as Mexican as anyone else."

We are against this new regression in human rights and democracy in Mexico.

— Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) National Executive Committee (CEN)Stating the party's opposition to the proposed initiative on dual nationality.

The PRI contends that dual nationality does not equate to divided loyalty nor should it cast suspicion on millions of compatriots. The party also suggested that the government is employing this initiative as a tactic to divert public attention from the "disaster and multiple crises" facing the country.

dual nationality is a right, not a reason for discrimination

— Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI)Explaining the party's stance on the issue.

"We are against this new regression in human rights and democracy in Mexico," stated the National Executive Committee (CEN) of the PRI. The party emphasized that dual nationality is a right, not a basis for discrimination. Consequently, PRI legislators have announced they will vote against the initiative, which they have labeled a "barbarity."

the government seeks to distract attention and generate confusion, given the disaster and multiple crises occurring throughout the country.

— Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI)Accusing the government of using the initiative for political distraction.
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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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