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Mexico to hold largest ever mid-term polls in history
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Mexico City, June 5 : Mexico is gearing up for the largest ever mid-term elections in the country s history on Sunday, with tens of thousands of candidates vying to fill more than 20,000 public posts, according to authorities.
The race to watch, said political observers, is the one to fill the Chamber of Deputies, or the lower house, in which the ruling progressive National Regeneration Movement (Morena) hopes to maintain or strengthen its qualified majority, as the conservative opposition strives to gain ground, reports Xinhua news agency.
Trans Candidates Fight For Rights In Mexico Election By Natalia Cano
05/20/21 AT 10:48 AM
Fighting discrimination, challenging stereotypes and striving for greater rights for the LGBT community, dozens of Mexican transgender candidates are seeking political empowerment in midterm elections next month.
Lady Tacos de Canasta, an indigenous street food vendor who identifies as a muxe, the third gender of the Zapotec ethnic group, is among those running for office.
She gained recognition after standing up to the police who tried to stop her selling her tacos in the streets of Mexico City, and featured in the Netflix documentary Taco Chronicles.
The 36-year-old, who hopes to win a seat in the capital s legislative assembly, wants to improve health services for the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community, and also ensure protection for street vendors.
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In the land of coq-au vin, blanquette de veau and boeuf bourguignon, meat-free meals in schools are a sacrilege, as far as some French government ministers are concerned.
So a decision by the Ecologist Green Party mayor of Lyon that only vegetarian meals will temporarily be served in the city s schools due to meat supply problems caused by the pandemic, led to vehement criticism by the agriculture and interior ministers.
They in turn were sharply rebuked by the environment minister, in an unusual display of discord within the cabinet.
Citing logistics problems, Lyon s mayor Gregory Doucet decided to temporarily provide the city s 29,000 school children meals without meat from Monday, although the city will still serve eggs and fish.