The President of the Senate, Gerardo Fernández Noroña, continues to show that lying is the norm in Morena.
In an interview with Grupo Fórmula, hosted by Azucena Uresti, the Morena member denied having stated that in the judicial election there were candidates linked to organized crime, despite the journalist presenting a video where the senator openly declares it.
Additionally, Noroña indicated that the candidacies should be annulled without waiting for the elections to pass, contrary to what was proposed by the National Electoral Institute.
Contradictions live and tension in the interview
From the beginning of the conversation, which was tense, Noroña appeared visibly tense and denied having said what he had declared days before. Uresti remained firm and asserted that the video was clear and irrefutable.
Despite the evidence, the legislator accused Uresti and other journalists of distorting his words. In particular, he lashed out against the media LatinUS and the newspaper Reforma, which he directly accused of lying.
In response to the accusations, the journalist read an article from her media outlet where Noroña is quoted acknowledging that the filters failed to prevent judicial candidates from being linked to drug trafficking.
It was also recalled that Noroña requested the Electoral Tribunal and the INE to annul those candidacies due to lack of probity, before the election took place.
Evades responsibility but admits institutional failures
Although the senator tried to distance himself, he finally agreed that the responsibility lies with the Evaluation Committee, made up of the three branches of the State. Despite the exposure of his contradictions, Noroña stated that the impartiality of the process was not compromised.
This is not the first time the legislator has backtracked. A few weeks ago, he questioned the authenticity of the shoes found in the extermination fields of Teuchitlán, insinuating that they did not belong to the victims. He did so during a live broadcast on social media.
Subsequently, he was confronted by CIDE students, who disapproved of his words. As he has done on other occasions, he shielded himself by saying he was "misinterpreted."
Meanwhile, the permanence of the candidates linked to organized crime remains in the hands of the electoral authorities, in a process tainted by contradiction and lack of transparency.
