Leftist Parties in Mexico Follow Different Paths Against Privitization of Pemex CNN Mexico
go to original March 19, 2013

Jesús Zambrano, President of PRD: Andrés Manuel López Obrador, President of the National Council of Morena (CNN)

Although the Democratic Revolution Party (PRD) and the National Regeneration Movement (Morena) oppose initiatives to privatize the nation's energy resources or the state oil company, Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex), they have different approaches and strategies regarding the issue.

The PRD, the main party of the left, said Sunday that the proposed energy reform push in Congress seeks to provide greater financial autonomy to Pemex, fight corruption in the institution and reduce the salaries of its top officials.

Morena, founded by former presidential candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, who left the PRD in September, said on Monday that his ideas are that Pemex cancel its contracts with companies charging a "premium", seek for more oil fields and build five refineries. He said Morena will disseminate these ideas through peaceful public demonstrations and "brigades" of supporters.

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Peña Nieto has indicated that he will propose legal reforms to reorganize Pemex and increase productivity by allowing it to receive private investment and collaborate with private companies, but he has insisted that Pemex will not be privatized. In late January, the president called for overcoming "dogmas" that, in his opinion, have slowed the debate on the participation of the private sector in Pemex.

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