President Andrés Manuel López Obrador wished Mexicans a happy Christmas Eve and Christmas, a holiday which, he recalled, is linked to the birth of Jesus Christ, whom he described as the most important social leader. important.

During a message on his social networks, he said that it is a tradition, a custom of Mexico and of the Catholic Christian religious world, which is celebrated by a large part of the population of the Mexican Republic.

“I remember it personally because it is about the birth of Jesus Christ who is for me the most important social leader who has ever existed on earth, the one who has demonstrated the most by deeds, by abnegation of his life, the love of the poor, because he fought against oppression and that is why they sacrificed him, the mighty, the mighty”.

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López Obrador explained that he left the great teaching of love for his neighbor, so today is a day to celebrate the birth of the most important defender of the humble, the poor, the humiliated.

However, the president said that although there may be bitter Christmases or sad Christmases, he wants everyone to be happy, healthy, even if it is a dinner modest that can be enjoyed with the whole family.

“In my case, Beatriz, my partner, my wife, Jesús, Gonzalo, Andrés, José Ramón and my grandchildren, Salomón and Mateo, who are going to be with us today, I will have the enormous joy of meeting them , it’s very important on We come together as a family.”

However, he stressed that his family is also millions of Mexicans, women and men whom he loves very much and sent a hug including to his opponents, because the important thing is not to hate each other , but to “love each other”.

“We can have differences and treat each other as adversaries to be conquered, not as enemies to be destroyed, and that we have love above all, love for our fellow human beings, but also for nature, for animals, love for the country, I yearn for a loving republic”.

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