We will continue to walk with the independent sombrero movement. 'They may have taken our leader from us, but they left us a hero for whom we will fight and honor his memory.' Attendees reiterated their support for the new mayor of the municipality, after days of dissatisfaction and indignation. 'For all those who have lost a loved one, for all those who have been extorted, robbed, abused. Today I want to give them a message of hope [...] We are not going to let anyone come and spill more blood for the people of Uruapan, we will not allow it.' Grecia Quiroz, mayor of Uruapan and the partner of the assassinated former mayor, Carlos Manzo, made her first public appearance on Friday since taking office last week. Less than a week after the murder of her husband, Quiroz stated that she will focus on ensuring that an incident like the one that happened last week does not happen again. Wearing a sombrero in honor of Manzo, Quiroz called for a 'punishment vote' in 2027, when gubernatorial and judicial elections are held. 'Those who ordered the killing of Carlos Manzo did not know that this sombrero has an unstoppable, tireless force with which in 2027 we will give them a punishment vote because we are going to assert ourselves and we are going to honor the memory of Carlos Manzo.' Following the events that shook Uruapan, Michoacan, and the rest of the country, hundreds of community members expressed their dissatisfaction with the murder, gathering at a political event that followed multiple days of protests throughout the state. You may also be interested > 'Meeting with Sheinbaum was not to bend the knee': Grecia Quiroz, widow of Carlos Manzo. In a tone similar to her inauguration speech, she reiterated her commitment to continue her husband's fight against insecurity, which she stated did not end with him: 'I want to tell you that this struggle will not be in vain. I need your help, I need you not to leave me alone.' Quiroz also spoke about her meeting during the week with the President of the Republic, Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo, stating that 'it was not to go and bend the knee, it was to demand justice', urging them to act by stating that the Federal Government 'knows where' these criminals are.
