Mexico City, June 3, 2024.- The ALBA-TCP Executive Secretary, Jorge Arreaza, was present in the federal elections of Mexico 2024 held this Sunday, June 2. He visited different points of the city where he was able to witness the process and civility of the Mexican people.

From Mexico City, interviewed by Telesur, and in his capacity as an international guest to accompany the process to elect the President of that nation, as well as other relevant positions in the Senate, governorships, mayor’s office, among others, Arreaza emphasized that the Mexican people have a new consolidated democracy.

“Today we have seen serenity, commitment, people of all ages and a lot of civility. Many people went to the polls today (June 2) with the certainty that their vote would be respected, as rarely happened before in Mexico.”

He affirmed that the consolidation of the Fourth transformation for Latin America is essential and recalled that the outgoing president Manuel López Obrador (2018-2024) came to power in very complicated times, “and came with his determination, with his democratic spirit to light up the flame of ethics and Latin American unity again”.

The path of America

The Executive Secretary said that the regional bloc is willing to continue fighting until the peoples of America consolidate their union as fraternal countries, respecting their sovereignty and independence.

Regarding Venezuela, a member country of the Alliance, Arreaza said that there will be presidential elections on July 28, which will be a new chapter in the Venezuelan democracy.

In Mexico, 98,329,591 million voters were eligible to exercise their right to vote and choose the Head of State, among other new authorities.

The National Electoral Institute (INE in Spanish) of Mexico confirmed on Monday that the candidate for the coalition called “Let’s Keep Making History,” Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo, won the Presidency obtaining between 58.3 % and 60.7 % of the vote.

Sheinbaum expressed her gratitude to Mexicans who voted for her to become the first female Mexican president, in its more than 200 years of republican history, in the largest elections in this country, as well as presenting the first outlines of what her government management will be.