Threats

The leftist current of the leftist Party of the Democratic Revolution --essentially Andrés Manuel López Obrador and his followers-- says that if the energy reform is passed in September, it will engage in protests like the taking of the congressional building. This despite (or perhaps because of) the participation of PRD boss Guadalupe Acosta in reform negotiations last week. Taking over the building would be a merely symbolic gesture, since the body can meet elsewhere and has plans to do so. However, it's hard to see how the PRD could hold together in such an event. If such protests amount to much more than a symbolic moment, the leftist wing of the PRD could bring about the party's disintegration next month.