The Complaints and Complaints Commission of the National Electoral Institute (INE) ordered 13 Governors of Morena to immediately remove 48 illegal publications from their digital platforms for containing personalized messages to the government of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, who will be subject to a revocation consultation. mandate on April 10.
Unanimously by the electoral councilors Claudia Zavala, Ciro Murayama and Adriana Favela, the INE Commission declared the precautionary measure requested by the Movimiento Ciudadano (MC) party against:
- Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo, Head of Government of Mexico City.
- Marina del Pilar Ávila Olmeda, Governor of the State of Baja California.
- Víctor Manuel Castro Cosío, Governor of the State of Baja California Sur.
- Rutilio Cruz Escandón Cadenas, Governor of the State of Chiapas.
- Evelyn Salgado Pineda, Governor of the State of Guerrero.
- Cuauhtémoc Blanco Bravo, Governor of the State of Morelos.
- Miguel Angel Navarro Quintero, Governor of Nayarit
- Ricardo Gallardo Cardona, Governor of the State of San Luis Potosí.
- Rubén Rocha Moya, Governor of the State of Sinaloa.
- Alfonso Durazo Montaño, Governor of the State of Sonora.
- Carlos Manuel Merino Campos, Governor of the State of Tabasco.
- Cuitláhuac García Jiménez, Governor of the State of Veracruz.
- David Monreal Ávila, Governor of the State of Zacatecas.
The Commission stated that their posts on their Twitter accounts contain government propaganda and personalized promotion during the mandate revocation process, a period prohibited to do so.
The councilors considered that the publications enhance and exalt government achievements and actions, which are not allowed within the exceptions established by the regulatory and constitutional framework.
Likewise, they considered that said publications are not a merely informative, spontaneous act or that falls within the constitutional exceptions for the dissemination of government propaganda, since it is about the express dissemination of achievements and actions of the government in charge, reason for which which was ordered to immediately eliminate the denounced publications and report compliance with the precautionary measure.
Similarly, the Complaints and Complaints Commission issued a new statement to said Governors of Morena, as well as to the leaders of Campeche, Colima, Michoacán, Nayarit, Puebla and Tlaxcala, so that they adjust their acts and behaviors at all times to the constitutional limits and parameters, emphasizing, on the one hand, the prohibition of using or taking advantage of the official channels or means of communication to spread government propaganda and, on the other hand, the obligation in charge of conducting themselves with impartiality and neutrality in order not to influence in public opinion.
Regarding the complaint of the use of public resources, the Commission determined that it will be analyzed when the Specialized Regional Chamber of the Electoral Tribunal of the Judicial Power of the Federation (TEPJF) resolves the merits of the matter.
Complaint from the PAN and the governor of Tamaulipas against Morena
The Commission declared the admissibility of the request for a precautionary measure promoted by the National Action Party (PAN) and the governor of Tamaulipas, Francisco Javier García Cabeza de Vaca, against the Morena party for the broadcast of a television spot.
It was estimated that there is a possible slander when accusing the Governor in one of the legends of the promotional, so it is the commission of a crime that has not been sanctioned by the Judiciary.
PAN promotional voucher on clean energy promotion
Finally, the Commission ruled inadmissible the precautionary measure requested by Morena against the promotional program scheduled by the PAN called “The dirty energies of Morena”, for radio and television, as well as on its social networks Twitter and Facebook, for considering an improper use of guideline and that its content constitutes the imputation of false facts and crimes.
The INE advisers estimated that the content of the reported material is nothing more than a critical opinion that constitutes a critical opinion on a topic of general interest.
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