Mexican President Sheinbaum criticizes PRI-PAN rapprochement and comments on Sinaloa plant
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum, at a morning press conference in Mexico City, criticized the rapprochement between the opposition Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) and the National Action Party (PAN). At the same time, she stated that construction of an ammonia plant in Topolobampo, in the state of Sinaloa, has not been canceled, but the authorities are holding consultations with local communities.
Criticism of the opposition alliance
Sheinbaum commented on a meeting between former President Vicente Fox and PRI leaders, including party chairman Alejandro Moreno. According to her, the PAN-PRI alliance is not new: she called it PRIAN and linked its origins to the beginning of the neoliberal period in the country.
The president stated that PAN and PRI are united by a shared vision of the economy and, in her view, corruption. She also called Fox a “traitor to democracy,” specifically mentioning the 2006 presidential election, which she characterized as likely rigged. Sheinbaum claims that the opposition is proposing a return to corruption and political privileges.
As Mexico News Daily reports, fewer than nine months remain until Mexico’s 2027 elections. During the vote, the composition of the lower house of the federal parliament will be renewed, and governors will also be elected in 17 states.
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Consultations on the plant in Sinaloa
During the press conference, Sheinbaum also answered a question about a protest in the central Zócalo square against the nearly completed ammonia plant in Topolobampo on the Gulf of California coast. Activists from Greenpeace and the ¡Aquí No! collective oppose the project because of its potential environmental impact.
The president noted that representatives of the Ministry of Environment, the Ministry of the Interior, the National Water Commission, and other agencies are holding meetings with residents in Sinaloa. She recalled that in a 2021 referendum, just under 76% of participants supported the project.
Sheinbaum acknowledged concerns over possible pollution of Ohuira Bay, an important fishing area. According to her, a significant part of the objections is connected to environmental protection commitments by the company Gas y Petroquímica de Occidente that have not yet been fulfilled. The authorities are working to ensure that the company meets these conditions, the president stated.
