Overview
- Sheinbaum said her assessment focuses on Bartlett’s most recent public service and called his work a “patriotic defense” of the energy sector.
- Asked about Puebla Governor Alejandro Armenta’s proposal to name the state’s Arco Norte for Bartlett, she stated she opposes putting officials’ names on public works.
- The president noted Bartlett’s disputed past, including the 1988 election ‘system crash’ and reporting that mentions him in the Kiki Camarena case, with no judicial finding implicating him in that matter.
- She delivered the remarks during her January 2 morning press conference at the National Palace in Mexico City.
- Outlets characterized the comments as signaling continuity for an energy-sovereignty agenda centered on strengthening Pemex and the CFE.