The United States stressed on Wednesday that Mexico has a vibrant democracy and that he considers him an equal partner after questioning the country’s electoral reform, which irritated President Andrés Manuel López Obrador.

“Mexico has a vibrant democracy and we’ve seen that in recent days. We made these comments in this spirit“, State Department spokesman Ned Price said at his daily press conference.

The spokesman assured that whenever he talks about Mexico it does this by recognizing it as a “partner” that is on the same level as the United States. and that it makes its own decisions in a sovereign manner.

At the same time, Price emphasized that it was his “responsibility” to answer questions that the press makes you about different countries of the world.

“When we talk about Mexico, we do it in the same way as when we are asked similar questions about other countries. We talked about values ​​and principles that are important for democracies“, said.

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López Obrador attacked the United States last Tuesday, claiming that “Mexico has more democracy than the US”after the State Department questioned the electoral reform approved in the Latin American country.

The reform, known as “Plan B” after an initial initiative to change the constitution failed, cuts the budget, staff and authority of the National Electoral Institute (INE), the autonomous body that organizes elections.

Following a mass opposition rally against reforms on Sunday, Brian Nichols, assistant secretary of state for Latin America, said the United States “supports independent electoral institutions that have resources to strengthen democratic processes and the rule of law“.

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For his part, Price stated that his country “respects the sovereignty of Mexico”, but that “an independent electoral system (…) constitutes one of the pillars of democracy.”

“I take this opportunity to reply to the Department of State of the Government of the United States that they always, out of bad habit, intervene in matters that do not belong to them, very contrary to President (Joe) Biden who always talks about equalityLopez Obrador replied. (EFE)