close Video Leftist Lopez Obrador sweeps to victory in Mexico Fueled by anger and filled with hope, Mexican voters elected 64-year-old Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador; national correspondent William La Jeunesse reports from Mexico City. Mexico’s political establishment has been toppled with the election of populist leftist presidential candidate Andrés Manuel Lopez Obrador, commonly known by his initials as AMLO. With about 94 percent of the ballots counted Tuesday, he had 53 percent of the vote in a four-person field. His nearest challenger had less than half that. AMLO’s left-wing National Regeneration Movement (MORENA) will now hold the plurality of seats in both houses of Congress as a result of Sunday’s election. MORENA is expected to forge an alliance with a small social conservative party and the leftist workers party to form a new governing coalition in Congress. This marks the first time since Mexico’s transition to democracy where a … [Read more...] about Many questions surround Mexico’s president-elect and his relationship with the US
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Leftist president-elect breaks the mold for Mexican leaders
Updated 12:56 pm, Monday, July 2, 2018 Photo: Anthony Vazquez, AP Image 1of/1 CaptionClose Image 1 of 1 Presidential candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador acknowledges his supporters as he arrives to Mexico City's main square, the Zocalo, Sunday, July 1, 2018. Lopez Obrador has claimed victory in Mexico's presidential election, calling for reconciliation. less Presidential candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador acknowledges his supporters as he arrives to Mexico City's main square, the Zocalo, Sunday, July 1, 2018. Lopez Obrador has claimed victory in Mexico's ... more Photo: Anthony Vazquez, AP Leftist president-elect breaks the mold for Mexican leaders 1 / 1 Back to Gallery MEXICO CITY (AP) — Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador will be a different sort of president for Mexico, breaking the mold of past … [Read more...] about Leftist president-elect breaks the mold for Mexican leaders
Mexico Presidential Election Results: Meet Anti-Trump Winner Andrés Manuel López Obrador
World Mexico Elections Donald Trump Mexico has chosen left-leaning hopeful Andrés Manuel López Obrador to become its 58th president for the next six years, in what is considered the country’s largest election in history. López Obrador of the Together We Will Make History coalition won the election with more than 40 percent of the votes, defeating Ricardo Anaya from centrist For Mexico to the Front coalition, who obtained 27.6 percent of the votes. José Antonio Meade of the Everyone for Mexico coalition only received 18.3 of the votes and Jaime Rodriguez Calderón “El Bronco,” who ran as an independent, acquired nearly 5.2 percent of the ballots. Mexico’s former first lady and independent candidate Margarita Zavala dropped out of the race last May because her campaign faced economic hardship and could not garner enough support of more than 10 percent of voters, according to some polls. Eligible voters also cast their … [Read more...] about Mexico Presidential Election Results: Meet Anti-Trump Winner Andrés Manuel López Obrador
The Latest: Turkey to release formal election results July 5
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Colombia’s president-elect seeks unity after vote
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — President-elect Ivan Duque appealed for unity after winning a runoff election over a leftist firebrand whose ascent shook Colombia’s political establishment and laid bare deep divisions over the nation’s peace process. The conservative Duque, the protege of a powerful former president, was elected Sunday with 54 percent of the vote. He finished more than 12 points ahead of former guerrilla Gustavo Petro, though the runner-up’s performance at the ballot box was the best ever for the left in one of Latin America’s most conservative nations. When Duque takes office in August at age 42, he will be Colombia’s youngest president in more than a century and in his first remarks as president-elect he vowed to work tirelessly to heal divisions and govern on behalf of all Colombians. He also promised a frontal attack on corruption while addressing a surge in cocaine production that he called a threat to national security. “This is … [Read more...] about Colombia’s president-elect seeks unity after vote