Regarding the accident that occurred in a Citizen Movement rally in San Pedro, New Lionwhen the stage collapsed, causing the death of people and leaving many injured, political analysts mention that tragedy should not be politicized.
Bells
Javier Rosiles Salas
Political analyst
“I do believe that there are people responsible for this event, even though it was an accident.”
In an interview for EL DEBATE, Javier Rosiles Salas, political analyst and academic at UNAM, pointed out that this is a very regrettable fact and it would be very serious if they profited from it. “That is, if it were about generating a certain empathy in favor of the candidate Máynez or in favor of the Citizen Movement and that this empathy was used to transform it into votes, that would seem very worrying to me, I hope it does not happen,” he analyzed.
Responsible
In addition to this, he added that it is not only about being empathetic with the party and the candidate for the victims, but also that the party has a responsibility because it is a campaign event that they had to have taken care of.
“I do believe that there are people responsible for this incident, even though it was an accident, it seems to me that we do have to pay attention to who was responsible. And then, there the party will also have to give an account,” he said.
The political analyst criticized that there is a lot of concern about the control of resources, about how much is spent, but this fact should raise awareness about the security and technical quality with which the events are carried out.
Security
Nora Arellano
Political Analyst
“In some way it will endorse the feeling and solidarity towards the MC party”
Nora Arellanopolitical analyst and columnist THE DEBATE, agreed by highlighting that it is undoubtedly also a call to take care and improve the organization of campaign events. Furthermore, he added that if the expert report defines it, it is likely that it will be considered the party’s responsibility. “Although we know that they are acts of nature, in this case we do not have the expertise, we do not know if there was any condition of low strength in the structure,” he explained.
Political use
The political analyst mentioned that such a regrettable fact cannot go unnoticed in the electoral process, although without directly affecting the intention of the vote. “In some way it will endorse the feeling and solidarity towards the Citizen Movement party. It is understandable due to the magnitude and the sense of belonging,” he noted.
Regarding the actions of the presidential candidates, he shared that respect must permeate. “I believe that they should both be respectful of what they experienced, more in the sense of the party that is directly affected, as well as in all the other participants in the electoral contest of the two great coalitions,” he launched.
Candidates
José Antonio Barroso
Political analyst
“Tragedy has been used a lot in this country as a political tool”
The three candidates have shown citizen maturity in their reaction, leaving aside sensationalism so far, he noted in his opinion. José Antonio Carrera Barroso, political scientist and academic at the UAM. He recalled that historically in the country, tragedies have been used politically, such as the terrible earthquake of 2017, when a political party said it had donated a part of its prerogatives to the victims, and it was not true.
Matches
“I believe that tragedy has been used a lot as a political tool in this country. I would hope not, not even on the part of MC nor on the part of Morena, nor the PAN, the PRI, the PRD,” he explained.
Otherwise, he considered that citizens would charge the parties for their reactions.
MC announced the suspension of its candidates’ campaigns. In this regard, José Antonio Carrera Barroso, political scientist and academic at the UAM, added that the impact will not be greater, since the closing of campaigns is this May 29 and the electoral ban period begins, which is three days of reflection on the vote. , and later it will be “D-Day”, June 2.
CONTEXT
Xóchitl Gálvez shows solidarity with victims
The presidential candidate of PAN, PRI and PRD was the first to show solidarity in the face of the tragedy in San Pedro Garza Garcíain Citizen Movement rally. In addition, he recommended to the inhabitants of the metropolitan area of New Lion Be attentive to Civil Protection communications due to the strong winds and the electrical storm that occurred in the city.
Once the first deaths were confirmed, the candidate sent her condolences and prayers. “My wishes for a speedy recovery to all the injured people,” she shared.
CONTEXT
Claudia Sheinbaum cancels rally
As a first reaction, Claudia Sheinbaum sent a message on social networks. “I hope everything is well with the candidates and attendees at the MC event in Nuevo León.” Later, she reported that in solidarity with what happened, she decided to cancel the rally scheduled for yesterday at 6:00 pm in Monterrey.
“Our solidarity goes out to the family and friends of the victims and to the militants and sympathizers of MC,” he shared. However, the candidate did travel to Monterrey and shared that she communicated with Álvarez Máynez from the first moment and Governor Samuel García.
Reactions of politicians on social network
Dante Delgado
“I deeply regret the tragedy that occurred in San Pedro Garza García due to the atypical climate in the region. “All our solidarity with the victims and with all of Nuevo León.”
Marko Cortes
“We regret the very unfortunate event during a political event in Nuevo León, we wish for the integrity of the people who were there.”
Alejandro Moreno
“We sincerely hope that the people who were at the MC rally in San Pedro Garza García are well, after the collapse of the stage during the event. A supportive hug.”
Mario Delgado
“I deeply regret what happened in San Pedro Garza García, #NL. I wish the affected people a speedy recovery. My solidarity with milit
ants and sympathizers of #MC.”
Jesus Zambrano
“My solidarity with the militants and sympathizers of @MovCiudadanoMX and with their candidate for the Presidency of the Republic, @AlvarezMaynez.”
Karen Castrejon Trujillo
“I regret what happened at the event in San Pedro Garza, #NuevoLeón, my condolences to the families of those who died and solidarity with the MC militants.”
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