By Doug Cunningham

[Talia Vasquez1] : “I think it’s very important to respect the right of the people to express themselves in a pacific way, because it is a constitutional right.”

Speaking through an interpreter that was Talia Vasquez , representing progressive Mexican presidential candidate Manuel Lopez Obrador. Vasquez was in Florida to address the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union’s recent convention. She says Obrador won the Mexican election and there must be a recount of all the ballots because there’s evidence of fraud and irregularities in that very close race. Vasquez says Obrador represents poor and working people and Mexico would be a very different nation if he were president. Vasquez says cross-border working class solidarity is very important.

[Vasquez2]: “And we trust in the solidarity among the working class. Because an important issue for Manuel Lopez Obrador is the negotiation. And the union that is having the convention here in Orlando (RWDSU) represents many, many Mexicans who live in the United States. And we want to build those bridges to have a friendly relationship that benefits our people.”

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