Ruling Party Rebuts Alejandro Inarritu's Criticism of Mexico's Government Gabriel Stargardter - Reuters
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González Iñárritu hopes for better government in Mexico (teleSUR English)

Mexico's ruling party, which received a veiled jab from Mexican director Alejandro G. Inarritu during his Oscar acceptance speech, hit back on Monday at the filmmaker's criticism of the government.

Inarritu's "Birdman" won four Oscars, including one for best picture, at Sunday's 87th Academy Awards. As the director accepted his award, he took the opportunity to comment on Mexico's beleaguered government.

"I want to dedicate this award to my fellow Mexicans, the ones who live in Mexico," he said before the audience of stars in Los Angeles. "I pray that we can find and build the government that we deserve."

Early on Monday morning, President Enrique Pena Nieto's Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) responded to Inarritu's comments via its official Twitter account.

"Rather than just deserving it, it's a fact that we're building a better government," the PRI said in a tweet that by early Monday afternoon had 392 retweets. "?Congratulations #GonzalezInarritu."

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