López Obrador, after failing his electrical reform: "An act of treason was committed against Mexico for defending companies that steal from us"

• The Chamber of Deputies knocks down AMLO's electrical reform

One day after his electrical reform made water in the Chamber of Deputies, the Mexican president,

, has appeared before the media in his daily press conference, popularly known as 'Mañaneras', to assess the legislative failure : "Yesterday

who, instead of defending the interests of the people, of the nation, instead of defending what is public, became

and these deputies supported them, the looters, what happened is very unfortunate".

The proposed change in the regulatory framework of the electricity sector sought

reserving at least

limiting the participation of the initiative private and opening the door to cancel previously signed contracts.

Finally, after a tense debate of more than 12 hours, the government initiative

it needed to move forward, thanks to the blockade of the opponents PRI, PAN, PRD and Citizen Movement, which deactivated the reform. constitutional with 222 supports.

"It was even embarrassing to see the PRI as a palero of the PAN, I don't know if you imagined that this was going to happen. Unfortunate, the party that emerged with the Revolution, now a palero of the PAN and, that of the PAN, as we have said in other Sometimes, it has some justification, because

" López Obrador lamented.

The Mexican president has interpreted the opponents' refusal to support his reform with "that conservative thought that predominates, they prefer to be on good terms with the potentates."

The failure of the electrical reform represents a

since, on April 8, the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation gave him important support by concluding that

by the Government

This circumstance will allow the Executive to have a solid legal guarantee to impose its ambitious energy project through small reforms.

Aware of the foreseeable defeat of the reform in the Chamber of Deputies, the president has been calm because "

, knew about the interests that are in question, very powerful interests, that's why a strategy was defined from the beginning, of how we were going to face the problem, to rescue the electricity and oil industry".

The Mexican president has publicly renounced trying to approve his reform again, delegating that responsibility to his successors at the head of the ruling Morena party: "I am not going to send another electricity reform initiative; not anymore because I have two years left in five months and those who come after must try (...)

".

Without giving time for reaction, Morena is going to present an initiative this Monday to meet another of the objectives of the frustrated electricity reform:

On this occasion, since it is a simple modification of the Mining Law, the ruling party will have no problem in carrying it out, taking advantage of the simple majority that they still have.

The industry celebrates

The

(CCE) celebrated that yesterday the opposition legislators blocked in the Chamber of Deputies the electrical reform promoted by the president of Mexico.

"The CCE recognizes the responsibility that the federal legislators showed today in the debate on the electricity reform. In a democratic process, and within the institutional channels established by the legal framework, the legislators decided with their vote (... .)

in support of the inclusive and sustainable development that the country requires," he added.

"Everyone's participation is required in the electricity sector: government, regulators, public and private companies, to achieve the effective benefit of Mexican families."

The CCE highlighted that among its affiliates it includes the industrial sector, which represents

, and various companies that have developed and invested in electricity generation projects.

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