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Mexico’s elections agency has withdrawn ballot registration for a ruling-party state candidate who was nominated despite accusations of rape against him – but the move was made on technical grounds and not because of the allegations.
The decision drew the wrath of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, who has defended candidate Félix Salgado and criticized women’s groups who objected to his candidacy.
“This is an attack on democracy,” López Obrador said on Friday, saying that “high-powered mafia interests” wanted Salgado disqualified as candidate for the governorship of southern Guerrero state. “This is anti-democratic.”
www.theguardian.com
It was going to happen one way or the other.
The decision drew the wrath of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, who has defended candidate Félix Salgado and criticized women’s groups who objected to his candidacy.
“This is an attack on democracy,” López Obrador said on Friday, saying that “high-powered mafia interests” wanted Salgado disqualified as candidate for the governorship of southern Guerrero state. “This is anti-democratic.”
Mexico bars candidate accused of rape from running on technical grounds
Decision drew the wrath of Andrés Manuel López Obrador, who has defended candidate Félix Salgado
www.theguardian.com
It was going to happen one way or the other.
