The far-right Eduardo Verástegui registered this Thursday with the National Electoral Institute (INE) as an independent candidate for the presidency of Mexico. The actor and film producer, who recently released the film “The Sound of Liberty”, now needs to collect thousands of signatures to support his candidacy in order to compete in the elections with Claudia Sheinbaum, who supports the National Regeneration Movement (Morena ) will compete. and with Xóchitl Gálvez for the Broad Front for Mexico. According to the rules set by the election judge, the ultra-Catholic leader must receive the support of 1% of the voter rolls, which must be distributed in 17 states. You have 120 days to complete the mission. Verástegui, a leader of the ultra-conservative movement Viva México, has assured that he will seek the presidency not because he wants to, but because it is “God’s will.”
“It is a fact. It is time. After a period of decision-making, I made the most important decision of my life: I have just registered with the INE my intention to stand as an independent candidate for the presidency of the Mexican Republic for the elections of June 2, 2024 run,” he published. on social networks Verástegui while leaving the register. “My fight is for life. My fight is for freedom. It is time to remove the same old people from power. Our country needs a new way, politics to eliminate corruption and impunity. We are in time! Let us do everything for our Mexico!
Right-wing extremist groups in Mexico are beginning to feel comfortable on the political stage. They did it with Verástegui at the helm, taking advantage of the fame that the singer has achieved over more than two decades also on stages and on small and large screens. With acting being part of his past, the actor has now become an audiovisual producer of ultra-conservative content and a reference for Viva México. This platform was one of the promoters of the far-right agenda that organized the Conservative Action Political Conference (CPAC) in the Mexican capital last year, an event attended by Steve Bannon, Trump’s strategist, and the ultra-conservative Argentine presidential candidate. , Javier Miley.
This movement, which defends “life from conception” and attacks gender ideologies, has so far supported the presidential aspirations of one of its leaders. The independent candidate has sharply attacked the role of political parties in recent years, particularly the conservative National Action Party (PAN), which has been accused of being timid and cowardly in opposition. Verástegui has repeatedly attacked the “outdated” model of traditional politics, a speech echoed by other far-right leaders in the region. “The traditional political class has been unable to solve the problems that have plagued Mexico for decades,” he noted in a video in early August. Hours before appearing To with the INE, the actor published a photo with the controversial and right-wing extremist businessman Ricardo Salinas Pliego. “We are preparing more surprises, you will find out later,” the message said.
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