Zapatistas to Present Candidate for 2018 Elections by End of December teleSUR
go to original November 6, 2016

The Zapatista National Liberation Army and the National Indigenous Congress (CNI) appear to be moving forward with its intention to present a candidate in the 2018 election, despite criticisms, announcing that the results of their consultation with communities will take place at the end of December.

“We inform you that the permanent assembly of the (National Indigenous Congress) will be reinstated December 29, 2016, at CIDECI-UNITIERRA in San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas. There the CNI will hold roundtable sessions on December 30 and 31 of this year. During these sessions, or before then if the CNI so chooses, the results of the consultation will be made known,” reads the statement signed by Subcomandante Insurgente Moises and Subcomandante Insurgente Galeano.

The statement also made a jab at critics of their proposal to present an Indigenous female candidate in the upcoming presidential election in Mexico.

In the statement, the two leaders request financial support so people can participate in the assembly of the CNI but follow that request with ironic commentary.

“Of course, if you think that by meeting, thinking, and deciding collectively on their path and destiny the compas of the CNI are playing into the hands of the right and endangering the u-n-s-t-o-p-p-a-b-l-e advance of the institutional left, you can make your support conditional on their obeying you, or add a note to your contribution saying something like, 'I’m going to give you these 2 pesos, but don’t let yourselves be fooled and manipulated by that sockhead,'” reads the statement, referring to the iconic look of Subcomandante Insurgente Galeano, who is always seen wearing a balaclava.

“Or you can just make your donation and try, like the rest of us, to learn from them,” added the statement.

Read the rest at teleSUR

Related: Zapatistas Respond to Criticism Regarding Election Proposal (teleSUR)

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