![]() ![]() “The new project was conceived to help the rich get richer, ignoring the poor and environmental problems,” said Seferino Aguirre, a supporter of AMLO who voted against the new airport. Organizers of the referendum, including the independent consulting firm hired for the referendum and president-elect Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) himself, argued that the margin of error is minimum. The referendum was called for by Mexico’s president-elect, but only about 1 million people (about 1.2 percent of the registered voters) participated.Īccording to the official results, the majority - nearly 70 percent of the voters - opted for the president-elect’s alternative of improving three airports, one of which is a repurposed Air Force base.īut the voting process was tainted by controversy after citizens and several media, including KJZZ, discovered that it was possible to vote several times. MEXICO CITY - Last week, Mexico considered a referendum to decide whether construction on a new international airport in Mexico City would continue. ![]() A voting tent for the airport referendum in Mexico City. ![]()
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