Álvarez Máynez: “From today on, Mexico will know me”
Jorge Álvarez Máynez, the presidential candidate of Movimiento Ciudadano, opened his campaign in Lagos de Moreno, a city in the Altos de Jalisco where the population is repeatedly plagued by violence. Without elaborating on the time, five bodies were found in a ravine this Friday. The Orange candidate, who has received 6% of voting intentions in the best polls, has admitted that few in this city really knew him. “They had never seen a billboard or a Máynez shirt because they didn’t have to see it, the campaigns start today,” he said. “In 90 days I will turn the presidential race around, play it fair and square. From today on, Mexico will get to know me.”
Álvarez Máynez's speech focused on praising Jalisco, which, along with Nuevo León, is the only state ruled by the Orange party. He has also stressed the need to protect children, attacked his rivals and regretted that “the old politics” wasted public resources on electioneering.
“I take responsibility to begin pacifying Mexico in six years, ending impunity and ending violence against girls, boys and women in this country. I take on this responsibility because no one forced me to run for president.” He started surrounded by other candidates who will be vying for positions at the federal and state levels. The event, much less populated than its competitors, took place in that city's Zócalo, where hundreds of people gathered with their flags and orange T-shirts.