Mexico's Zapatistas on the move prior to the 2006 elections
i posted in june, july and august about the planned emergence of the zapatistas from the lacandon rain forest in the southern mexico state of chiapas and their plans to exert a major influence on the 2006 presidential elections in mexico scheduled for this coming july...
at the time, i was surprised to learn that the zapatistas and their leader, subcomandante marcos, were opposed to the leading candidate for president, andrés manuel lópez obrador (or amlo as he's come to be known), the left-leaning mayor of mexico city...
given the left turn that many latin american countries either have already taken or may be taking soon as the rest of the 19 latin american countries slated for elections between this past october and the end of 2006 go to the polls, 2006 will be a VERY INTERESTING YEAR for latin america... Submit To Propeller
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at the time, i was surprised to learn that the zapatistas and their leader, subcomandante marcos, were opposed to the leading candidate for president, andrés manuel lópez obrador (or amlo as he's come to be known), the left-leaning mayor of mexico city...
The Zapatista rebels of Mexico are emerging from their jungle hideout for a six-month campaign tour of the country, designed to be an alternative to this year's already contentious presidential race.
The tour begins on New Year's Day - to coincide with the anniversary of a brief Zapatista uprising in the name of Indian rights 12 years ago. This time, however, the Zapatistas are not expected to carry weapons and declare war when they march into San Cristobal.
Marcos has promised that the movement will not be violent, saying that he will no longer be a military sub-commander but a civilian known as Delegate Zero.
He said the Zapatistas would not run for elected office or join Mexico's mainstream political process, which he described as corrupt and out of touch with the people.
Subcomandante Marcos
Subcomandante Marcos, the Zapatista leader, has said he will build a nationalist leftist movement that will "shake this country up from below" during a visit to Mexico's 31 states.
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Marcos has repeatedly criticised the leftist Democratic Revolution party and its presidential candidate, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, the former mayor of Mexico City, who leads most polls for the presidential elections.
given the left turn that many latin american countries either have already taken or may be taking soon as the rest of the 19 latin american countries slated for elections between this past october and the end of 2006 go to the polls, 2006 will be a VERY INTERESTING YEAR for latin america... Submit To Propeller
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posted by profmarcus at
1/01/2006
