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Weekly Report - 18 August 2016 (WR-16-32)
MEXICO: Massive march demands governor’s resignation
A major march took place on 16 August to demand the resignation of the governor of the state of Morelos, Graco Ramírez, and the restoration of public security. Some 40,000 people took to the streets in the state capital Cuernavaca with a range of grievances against Ramírez, a presidential aspirant for the left-wing Partido de la Revolución Democrática (PRD). Uppermost, however, was insecurity. Given that Morelos is not even one of the most violent states in Mexico, the concern for the federal government led by President Enrique Peña Nieto is that this march could have a ripple effect across the country.
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