Lpez Obrador, Mexico's austere populist, sees chance in rise of Trump
López Obrador, Mexico's austere populist, sees chance in rise of Trump
Perpetual candidate known as AMLO is a leftwing politician known for personal modesty but he also senses an opening against establishment parties
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David Agren in Santa Cruz Atizapán
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Monday 13 February 2017 06.30 EST
In a stump speech in a village plaza high in the pine-covered hills of Mexico state, populist presidential candidate Andrés Manuel López Obrador calmly took aim at a string of hate figures: crooked politicians, corrupt officials and Donald Trump, who he described as “an irresponsible bully”.
He spared his harshest words, however, for Mexico’s own president, Enrique Peña Nieto, who he accused of failing stand up to his US counterpart.
“He didn’t have the guts to tell Trump, ‘You will respect the Mexican people,’” López Obrador said. “’You will respect our migrants.’”
A self-styled outsider, mocked by critics as the “Mexican messiah”, López Obrador is the left’s perpetual presidential candidate. He is leading in early polls for the 2018 election, playing on discontent with the country’s economic underperformance and unhappiness with a political class perceived as living in luxury while ordinary Mexicans see salaries stagnate.
More:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/feb/13/andres-manuel-lopez-obrador-mexico-donald-trump
AMLO!
