Luis Almagro, “one of the worst in history” | …

Uruguayan management Louis Almagro as Secretary General of the OAS, he was “the worst “, said the Mexican Minister of Foreign Affairs on Friday, Marcelo Ebrard, on the body that will participate as an observer in the elections next Sunday in Mexico.

Ebrard said if they comply with the legislation, observers from the Organization of American States (OAS) could be present in Mexico, but he questioned the work of Almagro.

“The performance of the OAS Secretary General, Mr. Almagro, was one of the worst in history and we told him that during the sessions,” Ebrard said during the morning conference of the President of Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador. .

Almagro “has acted on several occasions without consulting the Member States, he acts as if he were autonomous, independent”, added the Mexican Minister of Foreign Affairs.

A career diplomat, Almagro was his country’s ambassador to the People’s Republic of China for five years, for five years. In 2010, he was appointed chancellor of the government of José Mujica, a position he held until March 1, 2015. In 2014, he adopted a critical position vis-à-vis the Venezuelan government, which earned him a confrontation with his chair and his office shift. He was elected Secretary General of the OAS in March 2015 and re-elected in 2020. In 2018, he was expelled from the Broad Front.

OAS observers will be present for next Sunday’s elections in Mexico, in which the 500 seats in the Chamber of Deputies are renewed, 15 governors are elected and more than 21,000 local offices are elected.

Ebrard referred to the actions of the OAS, and Almagro in particular, in Bolivia’s electoral process in 2019, which he described as “shameful” because, according to him, it facilitated “practically a coup d’etat. State in a country with uninterrupted democratic life “.

Before arriving in Mexico, the OAS foreign observation mission expressed “deep concern” about the violence in the electoral campaign leading up to the legislative and local elections in Mexico.

The elections will take place after a bloody campaign. A total of 89 politicians have been assassinated since last September, including 35 candidates, according to consulting firm Etellekt.

This will be the fifth time that the OAS has participated as an electoral observer in Mexico, following the 2009, 2012, 2015 and 2018 elections.