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Today influential people are a part of the media landscape in any country and it is no surprise that there are parties and politicians who are interested in using their reach to seek votes and spread ideology. Of course, unless it is done during election shutdown Period. In Mexico, just before the June 6 election (in which citizens voted to elect 15 governors and renew the Chamber of Deputies), a large number of celebrities used their networks to show their support. . Green Ecologist Party. of Mexico (PVEM) Despite the fact that the National Electoral Institute (INE) had established a period of electoral ban from 3 June to 6 June.
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Although the influencers at that time defended themselves by arguing that they had the right to express themselves freely, Electoral Tribunal of Judicial Power (TEPJF) Issued sanctions to various personalities for expressing their support for the political party. Today the political animal site announced the fines that each of them will have to pay.
Who are they and how much do influencers owe?
made up of list 76 personality including actors, actresses, singers and television hosts. Fines range from $4,000 to $133,000 pesos, except for publication of a post on the network where the promotion was made, with the following text: “Through a message that I circulated on this social network, I violated the election law. The expressions of my publication were illegal, as they constituted electoral campaigning for the benefit of a political party in a period in which it was prohibited by law. , Lessons must remain online for 30 calendar days.
The celebrities who have been fined are:
- Gabriel Soto, actor ($133,437 pesos)
- Barbara de Regil, actress ($86,850 pesos)
- Laura G, Driver ($50,640 pesos)
- Gretel Valdez, actress ($45,151 pesos)
- Michael Ronda, actor ($42,180 pesos)
- Sherlyn Gonzalez, actress ($28,092 pesos)
- Lambada Garcia, Driver ($21,254 pesos)
- Monica Noguera, driver ($16,874 pesos)
- Celia Lora, singer and actress ($11,570 pesos)
The amount of sanctions corresponds to the earnings of each of them.
For its part, PVEM was awarded a fine of $40 billion pesos and the suspension of all radio and television broadcasts for one year.
