José Luis García Parra, coordinator of Puebla’s state government cabinet, revealed during the morning press conference that the vast majority of social media opposition to the cablebús project comes from political actors linked to the National Action Party (PAN) and supporters of former presidential candidate Xóchitl Gálvez.

García Parra presented a detailed analysis of the “digital protest” surrounding the cablebús, showing that 93% of negative interactions on platform X (formerly Twitter) originate from PAN-affiliated accounts and Gálvez sympathizers. According to him, this opposition is less about genuine citizen concern and more about orchestrated political resistance.

Key points from García Parra’s statement include:
– Only 5 to 7% of the negative social media activity comes from real citizens.
– The remaining 93% are bots, automated accounts, or PAN-affiliated users actively opposing the project.
– Specific profiles such as “Más Poder al Poder,” “Guadalupe Hinojosa,” and “Fabián Rosales” have been identified as mixing local cablebús criticism with national political propaganda.
– The hashtag #NoAlCablebús has been used since last year to amplify this opposition, which the state government views as a partisan campaign rather than a technical or environmental protest.

García Parra emphasized that while freedom of expression is respected, the data points to a deliberate strategy to manipulate public perception of the cablebús system. He accused Puebla’s conservative right and PAN of trying to create the false impression that the city broadly rejects the project.

In his words: “It’s not Puebla; it’s the conservative right, it’s PAN generating this conversation. They want to establish a message that Puebla is against the cablebús.”

For migrants and international residents in Mexico, this insight into the political dynamics behind urban infrastructure debates highlights how digital activism can be shaped by partisan interests, affecting public discourse on social and environmental issues.