POLHO, Mexico (AP) — Nearly 200 families have abandoned the Zapatista rebel movement in one of its strongholds, turning to the government for aid at a time when the insurgents are complaining about the loss of outside support.
On Wednesday, each family received initial payments of $43 in a ceremony with Salvador Escobedo, a top official with the federal government's Social Development Department. The government is promising similar payments every two months, as well as a school and medical center.
The ceremony in Polho, long a backbone of the Zapatista movement, appeared to be the most prominent desertion from the insurgency since 2004, when about 400 families in the unofficial rebel capital of La Realidad broke away to accept government help, dividing the village in two.
Imporstance: This article shows that Mexico is slowly moving to a more legitiment government. The rebel groups are not even able to keep a following. Take that with the fairly smooth Presidential election and Mexico seems to be headed in a new direction.
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