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Sheinbaum Denies Morena Role in Zócalo Violence, Accuses Salinas Pliego of Promoting March

She has asked Mexico City's attorney general to identify possible paid provocateurs.

Overview

  • The president rejected claims that the violent participants at the Generation Z march were linked to Morena, calling such assertions an opposition narrative.
  • She said the protest drew few youths and many adults, including right‑wing figures and the 'marea rosa', whom she blamed for stoking the mobilization.
  • She accused businessman Ricardo Salinas Pliego of promoting the demonstration and noted last week’s Supreme Court ruling that confirmed his outstanding tax debts.
  • She argued some attendees arrived prepared with tools to breach barriers and said the aim was to provoke police to craft a story of repression, which she denied occurred.
  • She requested investigations by the Mexico City Attorney General and the federal security cabinet into the identities of the violent groups and whether they were paid, citing a video showing a mob assaulting a police officer.