Conago offers his support and friendship to López Obrador

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Despite claims and concerns of meaning, such as budget and insecurity, the National Conference of Governors (Conago) agreed with Andrés Manuel López Obrador to march en bloc for the fourth transformation of the country [19659002]. In the previous context that several leaders were adversaries in the election campaign, 30 of the country's 32 governors (with the exception of Aristóteles Sandoval, of Jalisco, and Jaime Rodríguez Calderón El Bronco, of Nuevo León), showed their commitment to support the new government once it will badume the presidency of the republic.

"In Conago, you will have friends, friends and allies to make the Fourth Transformation of Mexico a reality.There is a commitment to support the process of national reconciliation.For this reason, Governors and future president of Mexico agree to walk in block, understanding that the unity and the good of the nation are the most important, "said Manuel Velasco (PVEM), president of Conago, at a press conference . governor of Chiapas

The subjects of the private meeting, which lasted two hours at the College of Civil Engineers of Mexico, were security, the budget (including the austerity plan), the migration and the renegotiation of the Free Trade Agreement of North America (NAFTA).

López Obrador listened to all proposals, especially on the disappearance of federal delegations and the appointment of state coordinators in the next administration. In this issue, he replied that there will be only one administrative coordinator, who will not see the political problems, but who will help make the relationship with the states more effective.

The first to speak was Silviano Aureoles, governor of Michoacán. that the relationship between the Federation and the States must be in a framework of absolute respect for the federal pact, "by avoiding the creation of figures that compete with the constitutional powers of local authorities".

Javier Corral (PAN), governor of Chihuahua, claimed that the current government was using federal resources as political punishment, so he asked the virtual elected president to revise the legislation in the distribution of resources in the branch to the 39; future.

In a press conference, López Obrador detailed that at that moment he replied to the governors that there will be no punishments or reprisals against the states in the distribution of the participations federal.

It became clear commitment not to punish the retrasándoles the governments of states providing federal contributions by law to which they are entitled; do not use as retaliation the delay in the delivery of federal holdings, act with righteousness, that the instruments do not serve to affect adversaries, it's completely over, "he said.

At this point, the governors have asked Lopez Obrador tax coordination agreement so that there are more holdings for states and municipalities. However, he replied that there will be no reform of any kind in the first three years of his government.

López Obrador said at a press conference that he will not allow any cases like that of Javier Duarte (PRI), former governor of Veracruz, as he will not allow corruption or corruption. impunity, regardless of who he is.

Deadline to contest. On the other hand, as they announced on election day, the presidential candidates for coalitions Por México al Frente, Ricardo Anaya, and Todos por México, José Antonio Meade, respected the victory of López Obrador, and yesterday, when the deadline has expired to challenge, they have not requested the cancellation of the presidential election.