Speech Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador to take protest as a candidate of the Citizens Movement for the Presidency of the Republic, March 11, 2012

Mr. President of the Citizens Movement Party, our friend Luis Walton.

Activists and leaders of the Citizens Movement Party.

All my friends.

As we know, on July the fate of the Republic, the public affairs will be decided.

As few times in our history, these elections will be defining: The mexicanosvamos to choose between four candidates for the presidency; but really, in essence, it should be defined between two options, two projects.

It is worth underlining that more of it is tacitly accepted, to continue the economic policy that benefits a small group at the expense of insecurity, poverty and suffering of the vast majority of Mexicans.

More of the same is to accept further violence that has been generated mainly by the lack of economic growth, jobs and opportunities paralos youth.

More of the same is to give the nod to the prevailing political corruption in our country. More of the same is finished condemning our children and our grandchildren a futuromiserable of hardships and fears, therefore, friends, friends Citizen, browse through difficult times fateful movement and at the same time, definitions, these forces who participamosen progressives of our country, we are obliged to work energetically, adedicarnos body and soul to convince all and all that only a cambioverdadero we can achieve the rebirth of Mexico.

We need to see-and this is our task, our work in these three months and days-atodas and all citizens of all social classes and schools of thought among all Quesi not change, peaceful manner the defunct regime we have, noencontraremos output or as a people and as a nation.

So we have to convince and persuade that the real change significahonestidad, ensure that all Mexicans will have honesty, we adesterrar corruption, we will clean up government corruption, above the stairs DOWN button and cleaned for nothing It has damaged our country's rulers ladeshonestidad. That is what has put paid to all, that is the main cause of economic and social inequality that is suffering and that has also dadoorigen this crisis of insecurity and violence.

So you should insist much to convince that offer honest government, economic growth, that we will bring Mexico's estancamientoeconómico that is be promoted. This way jobs will be generated, which is
It will cater to the young, who were never close the doors, which tendránoportunidades work and study.

It must be said from the rooftops that we will defend the national heritage that is no longer going to continue to deliver what is theirs and what belongs to the nation.

To say that the environment, which will guarantee everyone the right to laeducación, health, food will be protected. And is not going to suffer in our country, hunger, malnutrition, and we will ensure decent housing for all mexicanos.Y above all we must say firmly, safely, that we will achieve this change because it is the only way , I've thought a lot, I have analyzed, the only way deserenar the country, that there is tranquility and public safety, that logremosentre all real change, a transformation in the public life of Mexico.

Recall that there have been three major transformations in the history of our country: Independence, the Reformation, the Revolution, and we maintain that, to bring Mexico to the decline in which it is located, it takes another transformation vamosa achieve so peaceful, without violence, to save our country.

Let's take after the fourth transformation of public life of Mexico, that is superior elobjetivo of our movement.

We must also say that our call is sincere reconciliation.

We have always been consistent, we act as we do not have double standards, double standards, so we have, again, to insist that our call is sincere lareconciliación. Say without fear of contradiction, that we do not hate anyone, that noqueremos revenge, but justice, and that the unfortunate circumstances in which seencuentra our country, the most important thing is to unite all parasalvar Mexico Mexicans and this is what we offer.

Friends of Citizen Movement:

Let us fulfill our task as add more people and for this reason it is degran transcendence. Let us do our work, convinced that assists us reason andwith sure that our people, all citizens of Mexico, despite latentación, money, deception and manipulation, know our people be HEIGHT circumstances.

I repeat: at this crucial time for our nation, insist much to tenemostodos to convince and persuade citizens because it is what we have, the deustedes support, the support of free and conscious women and men like you. We are fortunately million domestically.

The campaign will not target solely to advertising messages because noestá for sale a product not be put on the market a commodity. This is not advertising, media unasunto. This has to do with proposals to transform the country
So our campaign, without neglecting what to do with the decomunicación media, will hold mainly in the work on the task with a free and conscious to convince those who still do not decide losciudadanos out how they asufragar in July.

The campaign we have to do together. Each of us has to become a means of communication. Each of us has to be a real delcambio protagonist.

I have great faith, very confident that if free from the country concerned citizens, who trust us, they know that this is serious, do their work, their task more citizens to invoke good, I have no doubt that although it nuestrosadversarios advertise more in the media, the victory will correspond to our movement.

Or what is more important: A commercial, or the will of an entire people paratransformar to Mexico?

So we have a lot of confidence, a lot of faith. Let us not shielded, literalmentehablando. Come forward and remember that at defining moments like this, when the Conservatives did not want the changes, the best president who has been in the History of our country, Benito Juarez, he said, he predicted in difficult, fateful moments,
He said "the triumph of reaction was morally impossible."

Let this conviction: The triumph of the right, the triumph of conservative Endia today is morally impossible.


Therefore, we maintain an unwavering faith in our ideals and noble propósitosque inspire us. People say that real change is in your hands.

Long live the progressive movement!

Long live the new republic!

Viva Mexico!

Viva Mexico!

Viva Mexico!
