Mexico Awakening to Political Purposes of Crusade Against Hunger Jose Agustin Ortiz Pinchetti - La Jornada
go to original April 22, 2013

In a sensational press conference, the PAN broke its implicit alliance with the PRI by presenting [thirteen hours of] tape recordings of officials from the SEDESOL [Secretariat of Social Development] and from the Veracruz government discussing procedures for using massive resources from federal programs. The crown jewel of these efforts is the Crusade Against Hunger to promote PRI candidates in the upcoming [July] elections.

It is clear to all that the "Crusade" is not a social policy designed to increase social unity, employment or development. It is about targeting benefits in communities where the PRI can buy votes and weaken the opposition. It is clear that the PRI will continue to use public funds to undermine the democratic process, as it did for seventy years. It continued doing the same thing in the states where it held governor-ships during the twelve years of PAN [Vicente Fox, Felipe Calderón] administrations, and as the PAN also did. SEDESOL's head [Secretary Rosario Robles] will not resign. The PRI and its allies will block the investigation.

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