VOICED : Indigenas y zapatistas designan candidata presidencial en Mexico

In 2018, the Zapatistas and the National Indigenous Congress nominated an independent candidate for the Mexican presidential election. This move aims to unite various societal sectors to challenge the existing system. The candidate, a 57-year-old practitioner of traditional pre-Hispanic medicine, was chosen by acclamation in a Chiapas assembly with participation from 58 indigenous communities. Her candidacy awaits registration and approval under new legal provisions allowing independent candidates. The video also provides historical context on the Zapatista movement, which began in Chiapas in 1994 under the leadership of subcomandante Marcos, now known as Galeano.

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