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Mexican president trades barbs with business, civic groups

Mexican president trades barbs with business, civic groups | iNFOnews.ca
President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador and first lady Beatriz Gutierrez Muller wave after Lopez Obrador gave the annual independence shout from the balcony of the National Palace to kick of Independence Day celebrations at the Zocalo in Mexico City, Sunday, Sept. 15, 2019. Every year the Mexican president marks the "Grito de Dolores," commemorating the 1810 call to arms by priest Miguel Hidalgo that began the struggle for independence from Spain, achieved in 1821.(AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

MEXICO CITY – A coalition of Mexican business and civic groups has taken out full-page newspaper ads defending court challenges to one of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s pet projects, a new Mexico City airport.

López Obrador called the groups “Mexicans For Corruption.” That was a play on the name of one organization called “Mexicans Against Corruption,” which is backed by prominent businessmen.

Their lawsuits claim López Obrador is wasting money and violating rules by building the new airport at a military base, while abandoning the previous administration’s partly built terminal on a former lakebed.

The coalition ads Wednesday stated that that, “We will continue to fight in court for fulfilment of the law and the correct uses of public funds.’”

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