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People take parte in a march organized by citizen organizations demanding that electoral autonomy be respected in the upcoming general elections in downtown Mexico City, Sunday, Feb. 18, 2024. General elections in which voters will elect a new president and legislators are scheduled for June 2. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)

Thousands rail against Mexico's president and ruling party in 'march for democracy'

Thousands of demonstrators are marching through cities in Mexico and abroad in what they call a “march for democracy.”

By AP News
Published - Feb 18, 2024, 02:31 PM ET
Last Updated - Feb 18, 2024, 04:30 PM EST

MEXICO CITY (AP) —

Thousands of demonstrators cloaked in pink marched through cities in Mexico and abroad on Sunday in what they called a “march for democracy” targeting the country's ruling party in advance of the country's June 2 elections.

The demonstrations called by Mexico's opposition parties advocated for free and fair elections in the Latin American nation and railed against corruption just days after presidential front-runner Claudia Sheinbaum officially announced her candidacy under the country's ruling party Morena.

Sheinbaum is largely seen as a continuation candidate of Mexico's highly popular populist leader Andrés Manuel López Obrador. He's adored by many voters who say he bucked the country's elite parties from power in 2018 and represents the working class.

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