The opposition mayor from one of the most influential districts in Mexico City has placed Cuba and its diplomatic representation at the center of the debate.
In a direct speech, Mauricio Tabe Echartea, the PAN mayor of Miguel Hidalgo, urged the Secretary of Foreign Affairs to relocate the embassies of Cuba, Venezuela, and Nicaragua outside of his municipality, stating that they represent "dictatorships" responsible for the repression and imprisonment of opponents.
"We cannot normalize the dictatorship," stated the Mexican official, who made it clear that, as long as he is in charge of the local government, he is not willing to "embrace criminals" or remain silent in the face of what he classified as abuses of power.
The Cuban embassy in Mexico is located precisely in Miguel Hidalgo, in one of the most exclusive areas of the capital, Polanco. In recent days, this diplomatic representation of the Cuban regime has become a focal point of controversy after its ambassador paid tribute to fallen officers following the recent U.S. military operation in Venezuela, a gesture that was interpreted by critical sectors as a reaffirmation of Havana's political alignment with governments noted for human rights violations.
The mayor's request does not arise in a vacuum. It comes months after opposition authorities removed from public spaces in the capital monuments dedicated to Fidel Castro and Ernesto "Che" Guevara, and in a regional context marked by tensions between the United States and leftist regimes in Latin America.
For Tabe, allowing these embassies to operate normally amounts to turning a blind eye to the suffering of millions of people.
"The message is clear: only representations of legitimate governments are welcome here, where freedom is respected and political prisoners are released," he stated.
Although the final decision does not rest with a municipality, but rather with the federal government and international agreements, the statement carries significant symbolic weight.
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