The president of the Senate of the Republic, Higinio Martínez Miranda, expressed his absolute support for the creation of the Special Commission for Truth and Democracy, to clarify the intervention of Vicente Fox's government in the alleged 2006 electoral fraud.
The Morena legislator explained that his responsibility of leading the Senate of the Republic obliges him not to favor partisan positions, which is why a response he gave a few days ago about said commission was misinterpreted.
Martínez Miranda reiterated that he endorses the decision of Morena's national leader, Ariadna Montiel Reyes, to form said commission which, as she herself said: "is not to punish anyone, but so that what happened in that election becomes known and no doubt remains about the electoral fraud" which, as he has maintained since then, "did exist."
He added that Vicente Fox himself has acknowledged his participation from Los Pinos to snatch the victory from López Obrador, although he has now backed off and suggested it is better to "look forward."
The people of Mexico, the president of the Senate emphasized, has the right to know how "what we have denounced since then: the 2006 fraud" was concocted, and the responsibility of both Vicente Fox and the electoral authorities of that time.
"Moreover, I would even propose that another Truth Commission could also be created to investigate the 1988 electoral fraud which likewise stole the pr…
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Senate President Higinio Martínez Miranda expressed his absolute support for the creation of the Special Commission on Truth and Democracy, to shed light on the government of Vicente Fox's involvement in the alleged 2006 electoral fraud. The Morena legislator stated that his responsibility of leading the Senate obliges him not to favor partisan positions, which is why a response he gave a few days ago about said commission was misinterpreted. Martínez Miranda reiterated that he endorses the decision of Morena's national leader, Ariadna Montiel Reyes, to form said commission which, as she herself said: "is not to punish anyone, but so that what happened in that election becomes known and no doubt remains about the electoral fraud" which, as he has maintained since then, "did exist." He added that Vicente Fox himself has acknowledged his involvement from Los Pinos to snatch the victory from López Obrador, although he has now backed off and suggested it is better to "look forward." The people of Mexico, the Senate President emphasized, has the right to know how "what we have denounced since then: the 2006 fraud" was orchestrated, and the responsibility of both Vicente Fox and the electoral authorities of that time. "What's more, I would even propose that another Truth Commission could also be created to investigate the 1988 electoral fraud, which likewise stole the presidency of the Republic from engineer Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas, but for now we will stick with the one for 2006 and later on I hope the one for 1988 is established," he added. "The frustration, the anger, the tears, the helplessness, and the pain that those two great and historic frauds caused us must today be replaced by the truth and only the truth," he stated. You may be interested in: Cartels set up cyber-surveillance on the US border; guide migrants with drones and by phone Dismantling the CJNG remains a priority, Ambassador Johnson asserts; celebrates the arrest of a member of "Los R's" "Anti-Meme Law" takes effect; establishes jail time and fines for anyone who uses official logos to deceive Join our channel! EL UNIVERSAL is now on WhatsApp! From your mobile device, find out the day's most relevant news, opinion articles, entertainment, trends, and more. em/apr