During a public event in Celaya, in the central Mexican state of Guanajuato, President Claudia Sheinbaum stepped in to calm the crowd after supporters began jeering at Governor Libia Dennise García Muñoz Ledo, a member of the opposition National Action Party (PAN). Sheinbaum asked attendees to show respect for the state’s top official, regardless of party affiliation.
García Muñoz Ledo thanked the president for defusing the tense moment and then resumed her remarks, using the opportunity to underscore the importance of political diversity in Guanajuato. She noted that she had not come to the event seeking applause, but to represent her state and engage constructively despite ideological differences with the federal government.
The incident is not an isolated one. Sheinbaum has previously spoken out against similar heckling of opposition governors during her nationwide tour, including a comparable episode involving the governor of Aguascalientes, another state led by the PAN. In both cases, the president has publicly urged her supporters to maintain civility toward officials from rival parties, framing mutual respect as essential to Mexico’s democratic culture even amid sharp political rivalries.
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Source: Frena CSP abucheos contra Gobernadora de Guanajuato (Reforma).
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