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It’s that time of year again! The time when all of the great nation of Mexico dons the colors green, white and red to celebrate Fiestas Patrias, the celebration that marks Mexico’s independence from the Spanish crown. Tradition leads us to focus our eyes on Mexico City’s main square, the Zócalo, each year for said celebration in which the president emerges at midnight on the balcony to deliver the age-old “grito” of “Que viva México!”.

Today, in the midst of (and because of) the political drama that is playing out before the eyes of the people of Mexico, that tradition will change. To non-Mexicans it may not seem like such a big deal, but shock filled the air yesterday when it was announced that the grito will be delivered not in Mexico City’s main plaza, but in the city of Dolores Hidalgo, Guanajuato. Reason stated by the Mexican government: “solid evidence” that “defeated” candidate for the presidency, Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) and his supporters were planning to disturb the celebraciones patrias.

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