It’s Still AMLO’s Mexico Whoever Succeeds Him
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador at a rally celebrating his five years in Mexico City on July 1, 2023.
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When Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador narrowly lost his first presidential race in 2006, he cried fraud, demanded a vote recount and called for large street protests that paralyzed Mexico City for seven weeks. And when his complaints fell flat at the electoral court, the leftist leader proclaimed himself the country’s “legitimate president” and launched a parallel government.