Anti-government protests held across Mexico

Mexico City: Hundreds of people took to the streets across Mexico against the policies of President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador's government. The Frente Nacional Ciudadano (Citizens' National Front) and the Congreso Nacional Ciudadano (Citizens' National Congress), groups protested in 70 cities across Mexico in vehicle convoys, reports Efe news. The convoys, called "Lopez Vete Ya" (Lopez, quit already), were aimed at expressing indignation towards the president, who the protesters accused of jeopardizing the "sovereignty, integrity and independence" of Mexico amid the coronavirus crisis. The groups confirmed that convoys were organized in the capital and major cities including Puebla, Cuernavaca, Acapulco, Monterrey, Guadalajara, Cancun, Merida and Veracruz as well as different places in the states of Queretaro and Chihuahua. (IANS)