Mexico election: Leftist outsider Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador stretches lead

[Judi Lynn]

Running for the third time, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador is capitalizing on the current Mexican government's wave of unpopularity.

Date 11.06.2018

Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, known as AMLO, has extended his lead in the latest opinion polls to nearly 17 points ahead of his nearest rival, three weeks before the presidential election on July 1.

During his campaign, he has spoken of plans to work on a deal with US President Donald Trump similar to the "Alliance for Progress" launched in 1961 by former President John F. Kennedy, which would tackle the thorny issue of migration to the north. "Our dream, which we'll achieve regardless of whether Trump accepts or not, is that Mexicans can work and be happy where they were born," Lopez Obrador said during a rally on Sunday.

AMLO is the candidate for Juntos Haremos Historia, (Together We Will Make History), a coalition between the left-wing Labor Party, right-wing Social Encounter Party and National Regeneration Movement (MORENA), which he also founded in 2014.

AMLO is proposing a program of increased financial aid for students and the elderly, amnesty for some drug criminals, better access to education, possible return to state involvement in the energy sector, agricultural development and the cancellation of a new international airport project in the capital, Mexico City.

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[shanny]

1. Cool.

Pena Nieto gives people something to be grateful for.

[rurallib]

2. I live in a town that is 1/2 Latino, mostly Mexican

When we were much more active, many of my friends would keep me abreast of Mexican politics. Haven't really been out and around to talk to my old friends for quite awhile.

Most still have relatives in Mexico. My guess is that they would support AMLO.

Thanks for the update.