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Thousands of Mexicans call Generation Z They protested this Saturday in Mexico City while shouting “Claudia Out!”, as a result of their “political fatigue” with the government of Claudia Sheinbaum – current Mexican president –, in addition to denouncing the “impunity” of the violence that the country is currently experiencing.
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The protesters’ route ended in the Zócalo at the gates of the National Palace, headquarters of the Executive, surrounded by fences that have been knocked down with hammers by hooded men identified as the “black block.”
The protest has served as an impetus for students, farmers, members of opposition political parties and citizens born in Michoacán, as is the case of Christian, who has affirmed EFE that violence in that state is over and the murder of the mayor of Uruapan, Carlos Manzo, on November 1, is evidence of this.
“It is cynicism on the part of politicians, if there was really an acceptance on their part that there is a problem of violence, I think this would be easier to deal with,” declared the young man, who has defined himself as “non-partisan.”
Furthermore, the young man has also assured that “no one has given him a penny” for attending the march, referring to Sheinbaum’s statements that the so-called group Generation Z Mexico He is part of the political opposition to his government and to the National Regeneration Movement (Morena), the ruling party.
The young man has also defended that “political fatigue” is a national phenomenon motivated by violence, the more than 133,000 missing persons and the almost 60 murders daily in the country. “There are (political) interests on the part of the opposition in the march, but it is so great that who is not going to be involved here,” he noted.
In that sense, Sara, another young protester, has confessed to the agency that, for her, the straw that broke the camel’s back was when, on March 8, the group of Guerreros Buscadores de Jalisco denounced the supposed “extermination camp” of drug trafficking after finding 400 pairs of shoes in Rancho Izaguirre. “For all the missing people that the Government is forgetting, they are not one, they are not two, there are more than 400 missing people who were at the Izaguirre ranch and we all forgot that,” he stated.
“You go to the supermarket and you can’t afford anything”
This group has also been dissatisfied with the increase in taxes on sugary drinks and video games, but, above all, with the increase in prices on some basic products, such as food.
“You go to the supermarket and you can’t afford anything (…) We are young and what we are looking for is a better Mexico, good jobs, insurance, workers’ rights, security from the moment you arrive at home and at work,” highlights Sara.
Regarding this, Esteban, another of the young attendees, stated that since Andrés Manuel López Obrador assumed the presidency of Mexico in 2018, “the plan was clear” and “he never had the intention of improving the country”, a problem that he also observes with the current president. “López Obrador wanted power no matter what it cost,” the protester noted.
Broken down fences and tear gas
After the arrival of the protesters to the Zócalo, the largest plaza in the country, this march – which had begun as peaceful – has transformed into a violent one, after the “black block” hit the fences protecting the National Palace with hammers and stones, which have been demolished.
This tense situation has ended up causing a confrontation between this group of Generation Z and the capital Police, who have launched tear gas. According to various media, there have been paramedics who have gone to the area to treat 20 people injured by blows.
