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Sheinbaum ends first phase of accountability tour in Coahuila, where 88,942 residents receive welfare aid

From El Universal · () Spanish

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

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  • President Claudia Sheinbaum said Mexico is a free, independent and sovereign country while ending the first phase of her accountability tour in Coahuila.
  • She said 88,942 people in the state receive support through the government’s welfare programs.
  • Governor Manolo Jiménez was booed at the event and did not speak, while access restrictions at the venue upset some attendees.

Claudia Sheinbaum ended the first phase of her accountability tour in Coahuila with a declaration of national independence and sovereignty. Speaking in the border state, the president said those principles unite Mexicans.

Mexico fought hard, and the people of Mexico fought hard for independence, sovereignty, social justice, freedom and democracy. These are our principles, the principles for which our people have always fought.

· Claudia SheinbaumSheinbaum described the principles she said underpin her government.

“Mexico fought hard, and the people of Mexico fought hard for independence, sovereignty, social justice, freedom and democracy,” Sheinbaum said. “So, in this month of the homeland, we will always say: Mexico is a free, independent and sovereign country, and that unites all Mexicans.”

So, in this month of the homeland, we will always say: Mexico is a free, independent and sovereign country, and that unites all Mexicans.

· Claudia SheinbaumSheinbaum emphasized national sovereignty during her Coahuila address.

She criticized governments that preceded the so-called Fourth Transformation, saying they governed with “recipes that came from abroad” and “visions that came from outside.” Sheinbaum also highlighted that 88,942 people in Coahuila receive support through the government’s Bienestar programs.

governed with recipes that came from abroad

· Claudia SheinbaumShe criticized earlier governments during the accountability event.

Cabinet members and Coahuila Governor Manolo Jiménez, a member of the Institutional Revolutionary Party, joined her at the Parque Las Maravillas auditorium in Saltillo. The governor was booed and did not speak. Before the event, authorities placed locks on the entrance to keep people from entering, angering attendees. Some left, saying they had been summoned in the morning.

with visions that came from outside

· Claudia SheinbaumShe continued her criticism of the policies of previous administrations.
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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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