2024 ELECTIONS: The power of our vote
By: Tania Mijares
In 2024, Mexico will have one of the most important electoral elections in history, not only will a new President, 128 Senators, 500 Deputies, 9 Governors be elected. More than 19 thousand positions in local elections, ranging from Governorships, Head of Government in Mexico City, local Congresses, City Councils, Municipal Boards and Mayors’ Offices, but a specific destiny and style of governing will be defined.
The states where a new government will be elected are: Chiapas, Mexico City, Guanajuato, Jalisco, Morelos, Puebla, Tabasco, Veracruz and Yucatán.
For Bustamante + Freyre, having an informed and trained team is an essential part of our values, for this reason, in collaboration with AUNA México (auna.org.mx), on Wednesday, February 21, the talk was given: “Heading for the elections, what is behind my vote” with the active participation of more than 40 of our collaborators. At this event we had the opportunity to listen to Agueda Gon and Frida Rivera who, in a playful way, taught and reminded us of many things: how we organize ourselves, the responsibilities of authority, the importance of staying informed and exercising our right to change who doesn’t work, the power of our vote, among others.
One of the most valuable lessons was recognizing our personal power, our decision has an impact and that is why we must stay informed, know the environmental, social, educational, economic and inclusion proposals of each candidate to be able to cast a quality vote and After the elections, demand transparency and accountability, that is where the formation of true substantive citizenship begins.
At B + F, the creation of environmental, economic and social value in all the projects we support for our clients and allies is a fundamental pillar. We understand that our participation in these elections is decisive because there is so much at stake, that the result will necessarily have an impact on our work and future, both professional and personal, in the end “the personal is political.”