KEYPOINTS OF PRESIDENT ANDRES MANUEL LOPEZ OBRADOR’S MORNING PRESS CONFERENCE

February 15-21, 2023

Political Agenda

• Elections 2024: The President declared himself in favor of the opposition alliance since it is favorable for democracy. He asked for the candidate selection process to be defined and if Claudio X. Gonzalez will lead the alliance. Although he emphasized that he is convinced that it will not be enough to win the elections against MORENA. Likewise, he highlighted that Lilly Tellez is the preferred one according to the polls and resolved that the alliance should not exclude the PRI in the designation of the presidential candidate.

• Modernization of the AICM: The Head of Government, Claudia Sheinbaum (MORENA), commented that the Mexico City International Airport (AICM) continues to be open thanks to the construction of the Felipe Angeles International Airport (AIFA) and the cancellation of the airport in Texcoco. In this way, he commented that, from 2019-2023, an investment of 8,016.9 million pesos has been made for the modernization of the AICM. Regarding Terminal 2 of the AICM, he pointed out that there is a budget of 475 million pesos for its rehabilitation, 75 million more than the original budget.

• Extraordinary elections in Tamaulipas: Regarding the extraordinary election for the senatorial seat in Tamaulipas, the President pointed out that there was a very low participation, 21.62%, due to the fact that it was an election. After the advance of 99.4% of the PREP, the candidate of MORENA would win the election with 71.3% of the votes.

• Quintana Roo Food Security Agency: Likewise, Mara Lezama announced the creation of the agency with the intention of articulating integral public policies to advance food sufficiency and security in the state. She reiterated that small producers in the region will be boosted and the state’s capacity to supply and distribute sufficient food will be increased. In this sense, the freight cars of the Mayan Train will contribute to the transportation of this food.

• Sonora - tour of the state and security report: The Governor of Sonora, Alfonso Durazo, detailed the tour that President Lopez Obrador made over the weekend in the state. In this regard, he mentioned the photovoltaic park in Sonora, which marks a before and after in the generation of electricity from solar energy. He also acknowledged the progress made in the construction of the welfare branches and in security issues, such as the 10% reduction in intentional homicides.

• “Internet for All” Program: President Lopez Obrador, at the beginning of his conference, mentioned that he will talk about the progress in the coverage of internet connection through the “Internet for

KEYPOINTS OF PRESIDENT ANDRES MANUEL LOPEZ OBRADOR’S MORNING PRESS CONFERENCE

All” program. He affirmed that it is a commitment of his government to expand the coverage of internet access, since close to 500 municipal capitals did not even have a network to make cell phone calls. Through an informative video, it was shared that the objective of the development of the “CFE internet for all” program is to extend internet coverage to around 20 million Mexicans who were in a situation of digital marginalization, integrating them to the 118 million who already have access to internet service. It was mentioned that CFE infrastructure will be used to provide internet access to areas that have been marginalized until now. It was also mentioned that “ATLAN Redes” is one of the companies that will have one of the most important participations in the program.

• Plan B, Electoral Reform: When asked about the expectations regarding the constitutional controversies presented in relation to the electoral reform, AMLO assured that the Court will resolve whether the proposed electoral law is constitutional or not. He assured that the purpose of the first reform proposal, which was rejected, was to reduce the expenses applied to the execution of the different bodies such as parties, deputies, etc. When asked by a reporter if he considers that the reform is strong enough to be approved, he affirmed that it is, since it is minimal.

Security

• Security: In the security update, it was shown that there are currently a total of 353,597 elements of the Armed Forces deployed in the country: 166,514 SEDENA troops; 55,850 from SEMAR and 128,233 from the National Guard. Admiral Jose Rafael Oje- da, head of SEMAR, highlighted search and rescue operations, as well as security operations in the inter-oceanic railroad of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec.

• Acts of corruption in the SEDENA: When questioned about the awarding of contracts to a conglomerate of companies headed by Patricia Romero Rodriguez, especially in matters of clothing for the National Defense Secretariat (SEDENA) and spare parts for military vehicles, the President stated that the accusations are false and that, during the day, he will report on the matter.

Industry

• Tesla’s investment in Mexico: The President commented that Mexico is among the 3 best countries for foreign investment. He pointed out that it is necessary to organize growth and investments: there are places in the country where there is not enough water for investments, such as Nuevo Leon. This order will not be exclusive for Tesla, but for all new investments and to transmit information about those entities that have sufficient water and electricity. In this sense, President Lopez Ob-