Beyond the procedure | David Ordaz

David Ordaz

GOOD. The inevitable happened. Claudia Sheinbaum won the presidential election and will become the first female president of Mexico.

In a massive vote (though no larger than in 2018), millions of Mexicans took to the streets to exercise their right to choose who will govern this country for the next six years.

Last December we wrote there: “Claudia has already wonwhere we explained that the official candidate and her party showed signs of unity and cohesion, while the opposition candidate Xochitl Galvez was co-opted by three mediocre and divided political parties, just like their “leaders.”

“Claudia already won because the opposition did not know how to confront such a political animal as Andrés Manuel López Obrador, who from the highest podium in the country pulled the right strings to impose his candidate, provoked (and got out of the way) anyone he wanted.” He strived (and could) rule the capital,” we wrote then.

With a victory that, according to trends, was larger than that of López Obrador in 2018, this election confirmed the victory of the party in power through a simple strategy, following the official script, staying in the comfort zone, responding when appropriate and remaining silent when necessary.

It is more than obvious that Claudia lacks the likability and charisma of her predecessor, but it is also clear that she is much more prepared and has a much broader vision.

It is clear that the apparatus worked, and the coalition party supporting it did its job, mobilizing its base and using all possible resources to achieve the goal.

BADLY. On the other hand, the so-called Amplio Front never understood its purpose, and the ambitions of its leaders meant there was no opposition.

Xochitl, a candidate who started out confident, responsive, assertive, challenging and even funny, disappeared even in the debate, where she had the perfect opportunity to corner her opponent. He believed that the election campaign had enough of swearing and using predictable phrases, but the truth was that he did not know how to capitalize on the mistakes made at the National Palace, where the official campaign was actually held.

It’s no secret that Lopez Obrador came up with a game of three. He provoked Xochitl into entering the presidential race, and she took the bait, which determined her political fate. The opposition candidate was fighting on many fronts, and her main rivals were Alejandro Moreno, Marco Cortez and Jesus Zambrano, three political vulture scavengers who saw her as political spoils, benefiting each other and the interests they represent.

Ugly. After almost 6 years of watching and listening to Lopez Obrador, it is not difficult to predict how he will take this victory. With the understanding that everyone is him, first him, then him and finally him, this result will be a confirmation of his terrible government, his provocations and persecution when it suits him. This will confirm an almost schizophrenic personal management style.

Last December we wrote: “The light at the end of the tunnel will appear in organized civil society when it ceases to be a subject and becomes a citizen. Another opportunity comes when they are faced with the ballot box and the ballot to avoid giving everything to one candidate or party.”

Today these citizens have reaffirmed their confidence in Morena and, in addition to giving her seven governorships, including Mexico City, have given her a numerical supermajority in the Legislative Branch with which she will be able to carry out constitutional reforms and have almost unlimited power.

On paper at least, it appears that the only counterweight today will be the judiciary.

ROLE OF THE MEDIA

A few days ago, journalists and hosts of the Tercer Grado Televisa program were subjected to a series of criticisms for the editorial treatment they conducted in separate interviews with presidential candidates Xochitl Galvez and Claudia Sheinbaum.

The criticism centered on how they answered their questions on current issues. With Xochitl, as the reviews said, they were very harsh, even aggressive and at times caused her trouble, while with Claudia they were obedient, forgiving and even “crouching”.

At what level was there criticism that they even had to open a special block in the regular Wednesday program to “explain” why they acted the way they did, which (in this highly suspicious world) creates even more suspicion about their behavior? behave.

What Televisa did last night was proof of this. Less than two hours after the polls closed, they announced their predictions for Sheinbaum to win, and they repeated it again and again. Narratives.

After tables and tables of analysis, they stretched out the broadcast and after an official announcement from Guadalupe Taddei, President of INE, they sent one of their “star” hosts so that the current president-elect could give them the first interview-interview. before addressing the country.

It seems that the “transformation” that Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador talks about so much has reached the media, because despite the fact that he shouts every day from his pulpit in the National Palace that he is a victim of everything, that no one supports that he and his government are not spoken well of, and that he is almost a martyr to the power of the media, the truth is that nowadays the media is co-opted by many interests, for fear of reprisals or simply to accommodate six more years of this movement.political.

These same days saw the departure of communicators such as Javier Risco and Veronica Mendes from W Radio, Denise Maerker from Radio Formula, who joined the departure a few months ago of Asucena Uresti from Milenio Tv, “star” journalists in their news spaces.

CONCLUSION

This may seem like a risky read, but from this point of view we adhere to the idea that Claudia, in her role, says what Andrés and his movement want to hear. This was his campaign. For those who claim it is an exact copy, it was his card and he knew how to play it. Won.

Come October 1st when he takes office and with power in his hands, he will no longer play that role and will be able to reveal his true self.

We’ve said it before and we say it again today. No matter which of the two arrived, this in itself was already a victory for the country. The most important thing is that Lopez Obrador is leaving.

As for the media, it will be interesting to see how they react to the situation, and we will certainly hear about new changes in media, communicators or managers.

One of the many, many tragedies of this six-year period was to see and listen to a resentful and vindictive man who, in his variety program called “la mañanera”, devoted himself to slander, exposure, criticism, humiliation and supposedly informing, with the false argument that everyone was on him attacked and that this is his only opportunity to defend himself.

“It is not based on what is convenient for you (the media). “You will not set the agenda (…) there is no objectivity, no professionalism, this is a biased press, sold, rented, in the service of corrupt officials, so why do we need a mess about this for you,” he said at one of their early speeches.

Let’s cross our fingers that the next president is much better at communication and, on the other hand, the media eliminates the bad practice of acquiescence and returns to its essence of informing at all costs by providing a forum for all voices. Only in this way will society become more informed and capable of making more and better decisions.

Let’s give him the benefit of the doubt.