Mexico's presidential candidates Sheinbaum, Glvez and lvarez Mynez spar over security in last debate
In the last debate before the June 2 presidential election, the three candidates vying for the Mexican presidency answered questions from moderators and traded barbs, as they sought to persuade the almost 100 million registered voters in the country.
Claudia Sheinbaum, the candidate for the ruling Morena Party; her main rival and opposition coalition candidate, Xóchitl Gálvez; and Citizen Movement candidate Jorge Álvarez Máynez each opened their remarks at Mexico City’s Tlatelolco University with distinct messages for voters.
Álvarez Máynez promised to reinforce social programs, Gálvez declared herself a defender of “life, truth and freedom” and Sheinbaum, the front-runner, took the opportunity to bring up the Tlatelolco massacre of 1968, when the Mexican Army commanded “by a PRI president” killed hundreds of university students who were protesting police repression. The Partido Revolucionario Institucional (PRI) is part of a coalition being represented by Gálvez in this election cycle.
Then came a shower of attacks and a landslide of promises. Gálvez said she would double scholarships so 1 million young people could attend university, while Máynez promised scholarships for everyone. Sheinbaum offered 1 million homes for young people and Gálvez offered 5 million residences. Sheinbaum also promised to create new megapharmacies and train thousands more medical specialists, while Gálvez announced a national health system in which all women with cancer could receive adequate treatment. Álvarez Máynez offered to equip police officers and guarantee a “living wage" and also promised to position Mexico as one of “the 10 economic powers in the world.” Sheinbaum assured that it would be in the Constitution that the minimum wage always increases above the rate of inflation.
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