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Mexico City Airport: no to construction wins

Criticism for alleged fraud at the polls, but for the government will be binding

The results of the popular consultation held in Mexico on the construction of the new airport of the capital were announced yesterday evening, a project desired by the outgoing government and criticized by the future president Andrés Manuel López Obrador. From the polls -open from Friday- the response was against the continuation of the work; the "no to the project" should have reached about 70% o...

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Mexico City, Mexico, 10/29/2018 12:00
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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