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José Antonio Meade is back in the spotlight

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José Antonio Meade was the PRI’s presidential candidate during the 2018 election - Photo: Berenice Fregoso/EL UNIVERSAL
16/08/2020 |09:18
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José Antonio Meade is back in the spotlight

Former presidential candidate José Antonio Meade was spotted in a forum organized by Encarnación Alfaro and Héctor Yunes. Meade spoke about Mexico’s current context due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Around 500 people watched the virtual forum, including PRI leader René Juárez, senator Beatriz Paredes, former governor Manuel Cavazos, and former PRI leader Manlio Fabio Beltrones, among others. It seems paradoxical that PRI members invited Meade, especially since many of them complained about him not being a party member when he ran for office in 2018.

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