Statue of Mexican president in opposition stronghold toppled after two days According to Reuters
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador speaks on the third anniversary of the founding of his government in Mexico City, Mexico December 1, 2021. REUTERS/Henry Romero
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MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – A statue of Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has been erected in a key opposition stronghold lasting just two days, the state prosecutor said, after the photos were taken. about the vandalism was apparently shared on social media.
The statue was unveiled Thursday by outgoing Mayor Roberto Tellez Monroy in the central Mexican city of Atlacomulco, home of Lopez Obrador’s predecessor, Enrique Pena Nieto.
The head of the National Regeneration Movement Party (MORENA) led by Lopez Obrador ran the city until recently before it fell back to the Institutional Revolutionary Party, or PRI, which had long ruled it.
“The statue has been demolished,” a spokesman for the state prosecutor’s office said. “It was an obvious act of vandalism.”
To start an investigation, the prosecutor’s office needs a complaint, which he said has so far not been presented.
Photos shared on social media show the headless statue lying on the ground.
Lopez Obrador remains popular in Mexico, with his approval rate at 64.3%, according to the latest Mitofsky poll on Saturday.
Atlacomulco City Council did not immediately respond to requests for information about the incident.
In the past, Lopez Obrador has said that he disagrees with the image of himself.
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