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Eduardo Verástegui — a devout Catholic renowned worldwide as a pro-life and human rights leader, movie star, and producer — has officially declared his candidacy to become the next president of Mexico, Azernews reports, citing LifeSiteNews

Verástegui, the producer and driving force behind this summer’s blockbuster hit Sound of Freedom, a movie that has brought the issue of child sex trafficking to the attention of the western world, announced his registration to run as an independent candidate on social media Thursday night.

Es un hecho. Ya es hora. Después de un período de discernimiento, tomé la decisión más importante de mi vida: acabo de registrar ante el INE mi intención como aspirante a candidato independiente a la presidencia de la República Mexicana, para las elecciones del 2 de junio de… pic.twitter.com/yEUWSJdc2Q

— Eduardo Verástegui (@EVerastegui) September 8, 2023

“It is a fact. It’s time. After a period of discernment, I made the most important decision of my life,” wrote Verástegui in an X post. “I have just registered with the INE [Instituto Nacional Electoral] my intention as an aspiring independent candidate for the presidency of the Mexican Republic, for the elections on June 2, 2024.”

“My fight is for life. My fight is for freedom,” he declared.

“It is time to remove the same as always from power. Our country needs a new way of doing politics, to eradicate corruption and impunity. We are on time! Let’s go with everything, for our Mexico!”

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