Obrador: 2013 Will Be the Year of Democracy Leticia Paula Cruz and Alberto Marquez - Rumbo de Mexico
go to original June 5, 2012

CHIAPAS – Progressive Movement presidential candidate Andrés Manuel López Obrador said that if he wins the presidency, he will declare 2013 to be “the year of freedom and democracy.”

During a rally on Sunday at the Plaza Central de Comitán in Chiapas, López Obrador said that making 2013 “the year of freedom and democracy” will commemorate the deaths of Belisario Domínguez and Francisco I. Madero, who both died in 1913. He said that both historic figures left the Mexican people with the following teaching: “You don’t beg for freedom, you conquer it.” He added that currently, Mexico still has to fight for democracy and effective suffrage.

López Obrador said that his administration will not be authoritarian, and that freedom will be guaranteed for all of Mexico’s citizens, including his adversaries. He said that he will end political persecution and harassment, and that journalists and the media will not be censured.

AMLO noted that once president, he will begin a process of “democratizing the media” that promotes competitiveness and dismantles media monopolies. He also said that social programs developed in Mexico City will be applied nationally, such as the program for seniors over the age of 68 years.

AMLO asked for support in his campaign, and promised to be a president that serves the interest of the people and not of a small group of individuals.

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