A few hours from second presidential debatea Photography of the candidate for the Citizen Movement (MC), Jorge Álvarez Máynez in the company of the president Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) It has caused a stir on social networks, to the extent that the emecista had to speak out on the matter.
Through your account xMáynez shared the controversial image with a text in which he said he was “a man proud of his history”. He stated that given the “despair of the PRI and the PAN due to their decline in preferences,” they created a smear campaign with a photo in which they are “the current president and the next”.
“It’s a photo from more than 20 years ago., in which I accompanied AMLO to a political event in Guerrero. I accompanied him many times. Especially at that time and especially in the fight against outragewhich meant a defense of democracy.”, explained the politician.
In the photo in question, a young Álvarez Máynez appears in a red shirt, being hugged by López Obrador, who places his hand on the shoulder of the current presidential candidate.
The candidate stated that “always” agreed with him on many things and he admitted that in some cases he continues to do so, using as an example the increase in wages and social programs for the excluded.
However, he said, 11 years ago he decided to go for another path and “build an alternative future different from the one he represents,” in reference to López Obrador.
I am a man proud of his history.
The desperation of the PRI and the PAN due to their fall in preferences and our rise leads them to want to discredit me with this photo, in which the current president and the next one are.
It is a photo from more than 20 years ago, in which… pic.twitter.com/rwb8q48VGJ
— Jorge Álvarez Máynez (@AlvarezMaynez) April 27, 2024
Máynez says he is ready for the second presidential debate
Prior to the ‘face to face’ with his opponents, Máynez attended the rehearsals and the presentation of the new format for the second presidential debatewhere he will face the candidates again Claudia Sheinbaum (Morena, PVEM and PT) and Xochitl Galvez (PRI, PAN and PRD).
He National Electoral Institute (INE) reported this afternoon that the three candidates for the Presidency of Mexico had the opportunity to carry out their rehearsals separately in the forum set up for this second meeting. On this occasion, the debate will consist of answering questions from citizens that were previously videotaped.
Máynez, in a press conference, assured that he is ready for the “second round” that will take place this Sunday April 28 at 8:00 p.m. at Churubusco Studios. Before, he thanked the student community “that has expressed itself in favor of dialogue,” after the controversy that arose after his visit to the UAM Xochimilcowhere he was questioned by students of the institution.
