Former Mexican presidential candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has called on his followers to protest against moves to privatize the country’s oil industry. Over the weekend he spoke before tens of thousands of supporters at a rally in Mexico City.

Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador: “We need to prepare ourselves for demonstrations of peaceful resistance across the country following three basic principles: no violence, not affecting third parties, and putting in practice efficient measures to keep oil under the country’s domain.”