People’s Mañanera November 13

ByPedro Gellert

Every day, President Claudia Sheinbaum gives a morning presidential press conference and Mexico Solidarity Media posts English language summaries, translated by Mexico Solidarity’s Pedro Gellert. Previous press conference summaries are available here.

Sheinbaum Congratulates AMLO on His 73rd Birthday
“We send our regards to President López Obrador; from here we send our love, appreciation, and admiration—always,” Claudia Sheinbaum said as she congratulated the founder of the Fourth Transformation on his birthday.

Mexico Breaks Five Historic Records in Tourism
From January through September, Mexico welcomed 74.9 million international travelers, whose spending totaled almost US$26.10 billion. The country’s ports received 9 million cruise passengers, who boosted local commerce and handicrafts.

INDEP Turns Recovered Assets into Social Well-Being, Raising Over 407 Million Pesos (US$21.95 Million) and Funding 56 Social Projects
“They asked me to build a conservatory,” the President recalled, and, fulfilling her commitment, she issued instructions to donate 40.2 million pesos (US$2.17 million) recovered by the Institute for Returning Stolen Assets to the People (INDEP) to the Tultepec Conservatory of Music and Cultural Center, which will serve 3,500 students.

Sheinbaum Calls for Review of INE Contracts Amid Allegations Against Somos Leaders
In light of two investigations into alleged irregularities for more than 563 million pesos (US$30.37 million) involving former National Electoral Institute (INE) officials who are now with the Somos political party, Sheinbaum asked the Federal Superior Audit Office (ASF) to review INE and Local Public Electoral Bodies’ (OPLE) contracts for electoral materials from 2014 to 2025 and for the Federal Attorney General’s Office (FGR) to intervene if warranted. In addition, the President described huge severance payments of up to 13 million pesos (US$700,000) to former INE officials as immoral.