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Indigenous in Mexico Take Consultation Farther Than Expected

  • The Indigenous assemblies expect to finish their full consultation process by January 23.

    The Indigenous assemblies expect to finish their full consultation process by January 23. | Photo: AFP

Published 17 January 2017
Opinion

Mexico City expected 200 minutes from assemblies consulting on the constitution, but they received 1,000.

Indigenous communities in Mexico surpassed expectations for a consultation on the national constitution, reported EFE Tuesday.

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The president of the Commission of People and Neighborhoods of the Constituent Assembly, Jesus Ramirez, told EFE that he received nearly 1,000 minutes from Indigenous assemblies held in Mexico City.

Ramirez added that the commission only expected 200 minutes.

More than 90 percent of the results of the Indigenous assemblies referenced rights already enshrined in three articles of the constitution, said Ramirez.

The deputy added that they will ask for an extension to deliver their opinion on Jan. 23. The city’s constitution is expected to be ready on Jan. 31.

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