Despite the ruling coalition having more than enough votes in the Senate to confirm him, Velasco appears to be playing a different game: personally building broader legitimacy and, at the same time, signaling that his style will be distinct. Julio Scherer Pareyón, a deputy from the Green Party, got angry. Newly appointed Foreign Minister Roberto Velasco decided to dust off an old political tradition that seemed out of use during the 4T era: speaking face-to-face with senators from all caucuses. Coincidence… or a message. In San Lázaro, there are numbers that don't add up… and others that speak for themselves. And, to top it all off, he scheduled a breakfast with the PRI. But there is something that, in his view, makes the situation even more grave: it happened on April 7th, precisely when the centenary of a true journalist, Julio Scherer García, is commemorated. He has already taken roll call with Morena, PT, Green, PAN, and the Citizen's Movement. According to the legislator, it was not a question: it was a maneuver. Yes, those same people who, in large parts of the government, generate disgust… except when they decide to jump to the ruling coalition. Because one thing is to raise your hand… and another very different thing is not even being there to do it. That said, when it comes to forums, conferences, and even TED Talks, his presence never fails. —A YouTuber threw it out —he says— and, in doing so, he did nothing more than confirm that a campaign of intrigues is underway against his father. They call it priorities. It's not a typo, it's a record. Microphone in hand, speech ready… although on the voting board, the story is different. Deputy Paty Armendáriz has accumulated no less than 78 absences in votes. He directly accused the former spokesman for López Obrador of having 'planted' a question in the morning press conference with a clear objective: to damage the public image of his father, Julio Scherer Ibarra, who was a legal advisor in the first stage of the six-year term. Vulgar, servile, and completely detached from journalism. Yes, 78.
