Thousands of people from the 31 states and capital he mentioned in succession filled the Zócalo and surrounding streets to celebrate the 85th anniversary of that decision by President Lázaro Cárdenas, made less than three years after the start of World War II .
After providing a historical account of the genesis of the epic that gave rise to the National Action Party as an expression of the regrouping of conservatives and the right in general when their interests are affected, he explained that this is why he fights corruption and compromise in his mandate .
He made historical comparisons with the present and recalled the threats of military invasion by Republican senators in the United States. He reiterated that Mexico is not a colony of this country and will never allow them to violate national sovereignty or trample on the country.
He announced that thanks to the fact that the oil is Mexican, next year fuel will no longer be bought abroad, since all gasoline, diesel and other fuels consumed since crude oil production will be processed with the national raw material in the country’s refineries go, and the same will happen with lithium, the key to new technologies.
He called this first phase of the transformation of social life in Mexico consolidated and said that continuity was guaranteed with each of his Morena party’s candidates to replace him in the presidency of the republic, although he recommended maintaining unity without neglecting the strategy of revolution of conscience.
As an example, he cited the case of General Cárdenas, who did not hesitate to rely on those below to realize the transformation of the land through a strategy based on handing over the land to the peasants who work it and helping the workers and encouraging their organization, and with this social base he was able to carry out the nationalization of oil and other commodities that had been supplied to individuals, particularly foreigners.
Also speaking at the event were Energy Minister Rocío Nahle and the Director of Petróleos Mexicanos, who gave details of everything that is being done in the industry, particularly in the production of crude oil and electricity, the recovery for the country of both industries and a new one , state-led strategy.
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