Mexico's Zapatista rebels to field a presidential candidate
Mexico's Zapatista rebels to field a presidential candidate
Oct 15, 2:45 PM EDT
MEXICO CITY (AP) -- Mexico's Zapatista National Liberation Army says it will choose an indigenous woman as its independent candidate for the country's 2018 presidential election.
The rebels say in a Friday statement they will begin consultations to select the candidate. It did not participate in Mexico's past elections.
The 2018 presidential contest will be the first to allow independent candidates not aligned with a political party.
The Zapatistas rose up on Jan. 1, 1994 in the southern state of Chiapas to demand rights for indigenous people.
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