Misplaced Pages

Revision as of 09:30, 2 July 2018

Template:Spanish name

You can help expand this article with text translated from the corresponding article in Spanish. (February 2018) Click for important translation instructions. View a machine-translated version of the Spanish article. Machine translation, like DeepL or Google Translate, is a useful starting point for translations, but translators must revise errors as necessary and confirm that the translation is accurate, rather than simply copy-pasting machine-translated text into the English Misplaced Pages. Consider adding a topic to this template: there are already 1,147 articles in the main category, and specifying|topic= will aid in categorization. Do not translate text that appears unreliable or low-quality. If possible, verify the text with references provided in the foreign-language article. You must provide copyright attribution in the edit summary accompanying your translation by providing an interlanguage link to the source of your translation. A model attribution edit summary is Content in this edit is translated from the existing Spanish Misplaced Pages article at ]; see its history for attribution. You may also add the template {{Translated|es|Andrés Manuel López Obrador}} to the talk page. For more guidance, see Misplaced Pages:Translation.

This article is about a person involved in a current event. Information may change rapidly as the event progresses, and initial news reports may be unreliable. The last updates to this article may not reflect the most current information. Please feel free to improve this article (but note that updates without valid and reliable references will be removed) or discuss changes on the talk page. (Learn how and when to remove this message)

Andrés Manuel López Obrador
President of Mexico Elect
Assuming office 1 December 2018
Succeeding	Enrique Peña Nieto
President of the National Regeneration Movement
In office 20 November 2015 – 12 December 2017
Preceded by	Martí Batres
Succeeded by	Yeidckol Polevnsky Gurwitz
3rd Head of Government of Mexico City
In office 5 December 2000 – 29 July 2005
Preceded by	Rosario Robles
Succeeded by	Alejandro Encinas Rodríguez (Acting)
Leader of the Party of the Democratic Revolution
In office 2 August 1996 – 10 April 1999
Preceded by	Porfirio Muñoz Ledo
Succeeded by	Pablo Gómez Álvarez
Personal details
Born	(1953-11-13) 13 November 1953 (age 71) Tabasco, Mexico
Political party	National Regeneration Movement (2012–present)
Other political affiliations	Institutional Revolutionary (1976–1989) Democratic Revolution (1989–2012)
Spouse(s)	Rocío Beltrán Medina ​ ​(m. 1979; died 2003)​ Beatriz Gutiérrez Müller ​ ​(m. 2006)​
Children	4
Parent(s)	Andrés López Manuela Obrador González
Education	National Autonomous University of Mexico
Website	Personal website Official Facebook Official Twitter

Andrés Manuel López Obrador (Spanish pronunciation: [anˌdɾes maˈnwel ˈlopes oβɾaˈðoɾ] ; born 13 November 1953), often abbreviated as AMLO, is a Mexican politician and the President-elect of Mexico. He began his political career in 1976 as a member of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) in Tabasco and eventually became the party's state leader. In 1989, he joined the Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD) and was the party's 1994 candidate for Governor of Tabasco. He was the national leader of PRD between 1996 and 1999. In 2000, he was elected Head of Government of Mexico City. Often described as a populist and a nationalist, López Obrador has been a politician of national relevance for more than two decades.

López Obrador resigned the Mexico City headship in July 2005 to enter the 2006 presidential election, representing the Coalition for the Good of All, which was led by the Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD) and included the Citizens' Movement party and the Labor Party. He received 35.31% of the vote and lost by 0.58%. López Obrador subsequently alleged electoral fraud and refused to concede, leading a several-months-long takeover of Paseo de la Reforma and the Zocalo in protest.

López Obrador was a candidate in the 2012 presidential election representing a coalition of the PRD, Labor Party and Citizens' Movement. He finished second with 31.59% of the vote. He left the PRD in 2012 and in 2014 he founded the National Regeneration Movement (MORENA), leading that party until 2018.

López Obrador was the candidate in the 2018 presidential race for "Juntos Haremos Historia," a coalition between the left-wing Labor Party, right-wing Social Encounter Party, and MORENA. He has proposed increases in financial aid for students and the elderly, amnesty for some drug war criminals, universal access to public colleges, cancellation of the under-construction New Mexico City International Airport, a referendum over an energy reform that ended Pemex's monopoly in the oil industry, stimulation of the country's agricultural sector, delay of the renegotiations of NAFTA until after the elections, building of more oil refineries, increased spending for welfare, cutting of politicians' salaries to avoid debt spending or higher taxes and decentralization of the executive cabinet by moving Secretaries from the capital to states. Polls showed him as the leading candidate for most of the campaign.

Early life and education

Andrés Manuel López Obrador was born in Tepetitán, a small village in the Macuspana Municipality, in the southern state of Tabasco, on 13 November 1953. He is the firstborn son of Andrés López Ramón and Manuela Obrador González, Tabasco and Veracruz-based merchants. His maternal grandfather arrived as an exile to Mexico from Ampuero, municipality of Cantabria, Spain.

He attended elementary school at the Marcos Becerra school, the only one in town, and in the afternoons he helped his parents at the "La Posadita" store. In the mid-1960s the family moved to Tabasco's capital, Villahermosa, where they installed the clothes and shoes store "Novedades Andrés." On 8 June 1969, his brother José Ramón López Obrador was killed by a gunshot to the head. There are various stories surrounding Andrés Manuel's role in his death. In Jorge Zepeda Patterson's "Los Suspirantes 2018," José Ramón found a pistol, played with it, and it slipped out of his hands, firing a bullet to his head. In the "Rumbo Nuevo" newspaper of Tabasco, a second story suggested they were both playing around with the pistol and that Andrés Manuel shot it by accident.According to Zepeda Patterson, Andrés Manuel became "taciturn, much more thoughtful" following the incident. In the state capital, López Obrador attended middle school and high school, and at age 19, went to Mexico City to study at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM).

He studied political science and public administration at the UNAM from 1973 to 1976. He returned to school to complete his education after having held several positions within the government of Tabasco and the administration of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI). In 1987, he received his degree in political and social sciences after presentation of his thesis, "Proceso de formación del estado nacional en México 1821-1867" (English: Formation Process of the National State in Mexico 1821-1867).

Political career beginnings

Member of the PRI

He joined the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) in 1976 to support Carlos Pellicer's campaign for a senate seat for Tabasco. A year later, he headed the Indigenous People's Institute of Tabasco. In 1984, he relocated to Mexico City to work at the National Consumers' Institute, a government agency.

Member of the PRD

López Obrador resigned his post working for the government of Tabasco in 1988 to join the new dissenting left-wing of the PRI, then called the Democratic Current, led by Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas. This movement formed the National Democratic Front and later became the Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD).

Tabasco's PRD President

In 1994, he ran for the governorship of Tabasco, but lost to PRI candidate Roberto Madrazo in a highly controversial election in which Madrazo was questioned for his expenses in political propaganda. López Obrador gained national exposure as an advocate for the rights of indigenous people when in 1996 he appeared on national TV drenched in blood following confrontations with the police for blocking Pemex oil wells to defend the rights of local indigenous people impacted by pollution.

López Obrador has publicly denied being a Protestant and in a television interview, he called himself a Roman Catholic.

National PRD President

He was president of the PRD from 2 August 1996 to 10 April 1999.

Head of Government of the Federal District (2000–2005)

Election

On July 2, 2000, he was elected Head of Government of the Federal District—a position akin to that of city mayor for the national capital district—with 38.3% of the vote.

Public image

During his time as Head of Government, López Obrador became one of the most recognizable politicians in Mexico. He left office with an 84% approval rating, according to an opinion poll by Consulta Mitofsky. According to an article by Reforma newspaper, he kept 80% of the promises he made as a candidate. He was runner up in the 2004 World Mayor Prize, losing out to Tirana mayor Edi Rama (who later went on to become Prime Minister of Albania).

Political agenda

As mayor, López Obrador implemented various social programs that included extending financial assistance to help vulnerable groups in Mexico City, including single mothers, senior citizens, and the physically and mentally challenged. He also helped found the first new university in Mexico City in three decades, the Universidad Autónoma de la Ciudad de México.

López Obrador hired former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani to craft a zero-tolerance policy that would help reduce the escalating crime in Mexico City.

He directed the restoration and modernization of Mexico City's historic downtown, which has 16th–17th century buildings and a large number of tourist attractions. He led a joint venture with Carlos Slim Helú, a native of downtown Mexico City, to expropriate, restore, rebuild, and gentrify large parts of the area, creating attractive shopping and residential areas for middle- and upper-income residents.

López Obrador used fiscal policy to encourage private-sector investment in housing. He granted construction firms large tax breaks and changed zoning regulations to make construction projects more financially attractive, leading to the construction of more condominiums and office buildings during his tenure than during any other period in Mexico City history. New high-density condos have emerged in the upscale neighborhoods of Polanco and Lomas.

To improve traffic flow in the city's two main inner city roads, Periférico and Viaducto, he added sections of second stories to their existing infrastructure. The effect of this in addressing the traffic problem in Mexico City is positive, but only about 10% of the total length of those roads was renovated at a very high cost. An express bus service, the "Metrobús", based on the successful Curitiba model, was built down Avenida Insurgentes, cutting through the city some 20 km from north to south.

Legal and political controversies

López Obrador's reputation was damaged by the lynching of federal law-enforcement officers doing an undercover investigation in Tláhuac, in November of 2004. The Police of Mexico City rescued one agent, but the city's chief of police, Marcelo Ebrard, and federal Secretary of Public Safety, Ramón Martín Huerta, were both accused of not organizing a timely rescue effort. López Obrador's secretary of government Alejandro Encinas then declared that the lynching was part of the traditions (usos y costumbres) of the people. After a thorough investigation, López Obrador gave Ebrard a vote of confidence, despite a request from president Vincente Fox Quesada to relieve him of duty. Later, using his constitutional powers, Fox fired Ebrard, while Martín Huerta, a member of Fox's cabinet, received a reprimand, and continued to hold the position of Secretary of Public Safety until his death in a helicopter accident. López Obrador later appointed Ebrard as Secretary of Social Development, and supported his candidacy in the PRD primaries to run for office in Mexico City.

Removal of immunity from prosecution

Elected government officials in Mexico have an official immunity called fuero that prevents criminal charges from being brought against them, which can be removed through a process called desafuero. The process was kept slow, until in 2004 the Attorney General's Office asked Congress to strip López Obrador of his immunity under charges of a misdemeanor (ignoring a court order). Under federal law, any person with criminal charges during the electoral process would not be eligible to contest in a presidential election. Because of the general slowness of the judicial system, it was very likely that a process started in 2004 would continue until the presidential campaigns of 2006, and so the process of bringing López Obrador to court would have ended his ambitions of running for the presidency in 2006.

López Obrador used the moment to advance his popularity, and even put himself in a position where he was about to set foot in jail, only to be bailed out by political opponents who claimed López Obrador should follow the same judicial process as anyone else.

Notable newspaper editorial boards throughout the world charged that the desafuero was politically motivated (including The New York Times and the Washington Post) and that it should be stopped, and that excluding Obrador from the upcoming elections would delegitimize the eventual winner.

After Congress voted in favor of removing López Obrador's immunity, he asked for leave from his post for a few days. President Vicente Fox, wanting to avoid a political cataclysm, and knowing that the decision made by the congress was against the will of millions of people, appeared on national TV in April 2005, indicating that the issue would not be pursued any longer. The controversy closed on a technicality, and López Obrador, despite the removal of immunity, was not prosecuted (and thus remained eligible to compete in the presidential election). A few weeks later, Attorney General Rafael Macedo de la Concha resigned.

Presidential campaign 2006

First attempt at Mexican Presidency

In September 2005, López Obrador was nominated as presidential pre-candidate for the PRD for the 2006 general election after the "moral leader" of the party, Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas, declined to participate in the internal elections when polls showed López Obrador had 90% party support.

Until March 2006 he was considered the presidential front runner by the majority of polls; however, polls in late April showed decline in López Obrador's numbers.

López Obrador was criticized by some left-wing politicians and analysts for including in his close staff many former members of the PRI who actively fought against his party in the 1980s and 1990s, most notably Arturo Núñez (one of the authors of a contingency fund created to resolve liquidity problems of the banking system), Manuel Camacho Solís and Marcelo Ebrard. The guerrilla leader of the Zapatista Army of National Liberation (EZLN), Subcomandante Marcos, openly declared López Obrador to be a false left-wing candidate, arguing that he is a centrist candidate. The "moral leader" and founder of the PRD, Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas, did not participate in any campaign events, but stated that he would still vote for his party, the PRD.

López Obrador's proposals, including his 50 commitments, produced mixed opinions from analysts. The Washington Post ran a news article indicating that López Obrador used U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt as inspiration for his 50 commitments.

On May 19, Roberto Madrazo, presidential candidate for the PRI, considered by all polls to be in a distant third place, hinted at the possibility of an alliance with López Obrador to prevent Calderón from winning the election, after both the parties had criticized the government for what in their opinion is supposed illegal support by the federal government for the National Action Party (PAN) candidate's campaigning. The PRD has said that both parties have entered into an information sharing agreement regarding the issue. This, combined with calls from high ranking PRI member Manuel Bartlett (former interior secretary when the alleged 1988 presidential election fraud was committed) to vote for López, aroused media speculation that the PRI and the PRD would indeed ally.

On May 28, after López Obrador had discounted any such alliance because the PRI and PRD political tendencies cannot be conciliated, Roberto Madrazo indicated that his comments were misunderstood, and that he will not step down nor will he endorse another candidate. On July 6, 2006, Felipe Calderón was recognized as the winner of the presidential election by a narrow margin of 243,934 votes, though the claim is disputed by López Obrador, who claims there were widespread irregularities in the vote and wants every single vote recounted (A generalized recount is only legal in extreme circumstances according to Mexican Electoral Tribunal Jurisprudence S3ELJ14-2004). On July 8, 2006, López Obrador called for nationwide protests to ask for a recount of all votes, stating that "the government would be responsible for any flare-up of anger after officials rejected his demand for a manual recount of Sunday's extremely close vote."

Elections results and loss to Felipe Calderon and the PAN

On 6 July 2006, the Federal Electoral Institute (IFE) announced the final vote count in the 2006 presidential election, resulting in a narrow margin of 0.56 percentage points of victory for his opponent, Felipe Calderón. López Obrador appealed against the results and mobilized large protests against the election. However, on 5 September 2006, the Federal Electoral Tribunal (TEPJF) ruled that the election was fair and that Felipe Calderón was winner and would become president.

In contesting the election, López Obrador and his coalition made several primary arguments: (a) that President Fox, the CCE and other organizations had illegally interfered in the presidential campaign, which was strictly prohibited by electoral law, thereby providing grounds to annul the election; that (b) that the votes were fraudulently tallied on 2 July and afterwards; and that (c) there was widespread and significant evidence of electoral irregularities, ranging from stuffed ballot boxes and inconsistent tally reports, to improper and illegal handling of the ballot trail and voter intimidation.

Some media believed that López Obrador and his party failed to present sufficient proof of the supposed fraud. Other media believed that López Obrador did present sufficient evidence, and that the Court's decision was flawed or corrupt.

The Court did find that President Fox, and the CCE, a business interest group, had interfered in the elections in the form of campaigning for a given candidate, which is against campaign laws. However, the TEPJF determined that it was not possible to accurately evaluate the influence this interference had on the election results, but estimated the impact of Fox's interference as insignificant to the results of the election. The Tribunal stated that, similarly, it could not gauge the impact of CCE's interference.

Consequently, the Court ruled that both interferences could not be considered as a sufficient judicial cause to annul the election. In reference to the allegations of fraud, the Court similarly found that there was insufficient evidence to annul the election.

López Obrador and his coalition had alleged irregularities in a large number of polling stations and demanded a national recount. Ultimately the electoral tribunal (TEPJF), in a unanimous vote, ordered a recount of only about 9% of the polling stations. The Supreme Court later ruled that the evidence presented did not demonstrate that sufficient fraud had occurred, to change the outcome of the election.

In response to this result, in a move reminiscent of Madero's response to Díaz, López Obrador's followers proclaimed him the "Legitimate President," inaugurated him in a ceremony in the Zocalo, and formed an alternative, parallel government.

“This is the essence of López Obrador’s appeal: a radical belief in himself, what some have taken to calling a “messiah complex.” But it is also this promise—that all will be all right once he is in power—that critics call his tragic flaw.” - The Atlantic, November 1, 2017

Post-election protests

López Obrador announced his victory to his supporters on the night of the election day stating that according to exit polls he had won by 500,000 votes. He did not cite any polls at the time, later he referenced Covarrubias and IMO. Several days later, the Federal Electoral Institute published its final tally, which had him down by a margin of 0.58%, or approximately 243,000 votes. López Obrador then initiated legal challenges, claiming election irregularities in 54% of polling stations, and demanded publicly the votes to be recounted "vote by vote" in all polling stations. The case was discussed by the Federal Electoral Tribunal (TEPJF) and finally dismissed.

While the case was discussed in the Electoral Tribunal, the IFE has called for the candidates to refrain from proclaiming themselves as winner, president-elect, or president until the final resolution was taken. Both candidates disobeyed this call. In an interview by U.S. Spanish-language TV network Univisión, López referred to himself as "President of Mexico."

López Obrador held several gatherings in downtown Mexico City with hundreds of thousands of people attending, pressuring for a "vote for vote" general recount. On 31 July, in an act of civil disobedience, he organized the blocking of 12 kilometers of one of the most important roads in the capital, Paseo de la Reforma, which houses several important hotels, corporate main offices and the Mexico City Stock Market. Business groups said the blockades cost Mexico City businesses located near the areas of conflict daily losses of 350,000,000 Mexican pesos (about US$35 million). In order to compensate, they have asked the Government of Mexico City to exempt them from paying taxes this year.

On Saturday 5 August, the TEPJF met in public session to decide the outcome of the complaints the PRD and its coalition partners filed. The seven magistrates voted unanimously to order the recount of 11,839 ballot boxes in 155 districts (9.2% of the total), despite López's public demand that all votes and ballot boxes be recounted. The TEPJF based its decision of a partial recount on its finding that, despite publicly demanding a vote-by-vote general recount, López Obrador's party filed legal challenges to 71,000 polling stations (54%). Therefore, by law, the TEPJF found it could order a recount of only those 71,000 polling stations in controversy. The TEPJF ruled that it could not order a recount of the votes not in controversy because "the certainty asked by the Coalition is tied to the respect for the tallies certified by the citizens in the polling stations not in controversy." However, the TEPJF did certify that principles of certainty in elections were grounds for a recount in some of the stations in controversy, since there was evidence of possible irregularities.

López Obrador rejected the resolution as narrow and he and his followers thus intensified their civil resistance. For about two hours on August 9, protesters took over the tollbooths on four federal highways. These roads link Mexico City to Cuernavaca, Querétaro, Toluca, and Pachuca. The protesters prevented personnel from charging tolls in some of these roads and allowed vehicles to pass freely. Also, hundreds of López supporters surrounded four of the main offices of foreign banks, including Citibank's Banamex, BBVA's Bancomer, and the Mexican subsidiary of HSBC, closing them for about four hours, claiming that the foreign banks "ransack the country" and "widen the barrier between rich and poor" and because, supposedly, these banks had participated in the politics of the country supporting the PAN candidate Felipe Calderón.

On 8 August, López Obrador sent a message to the press, regarding the blockades, where he explained to the people, "10 reasons" in which he stands to continue the "peaceful civil resistance."

López Obrador held a rally, which he called a "National Democratic Convention", on September 16, Independence Day, when a military parade was also scheduled to be held. The "democratic convention" started after the military parade.

Claiming that all Mexican institutions are linked and protect each other, López Obrador said that the country's institutions "no longer work" and called for the creation of new ones. He was quoted saying "the big changes in Mexico have never been produced through conventional politics, but in the streets." Some have understood this as a call for revolution.

López Obrador led a rally on the day of the state of the union speech, where sympathizers celebrated the President being prevented from delivering his speech inside congress. They claimed that the President "had created a police state" in the area around the Congress building and interpreted it as a violation of the Constitution that made it impossible for Congress to be called into session, and thereby enabling Fox to address the chamber. He explicitly told his followers not to be lured into violent confrontations, declaring, "We aren't going to fall into any trap. We aren't going to be provoked." He also asked his followers to remain in the Zócalo, instead of marching to the legislative palace, the site of the state of the union speech, as had been planned.

According to a poll published on 1 December 2006 in El Universal, 42% believe that Calderón's victory was fraudulent, and 46% believe that it was not.

"Legitimate President"

On November 20, 2006, Mexican Revolution day, López Obrador's sympathizers proclaimed him "Legitimate President" in a rally at the Zócalo in Mexico City, though no formal poll was taken. The action was planned in another rally, the "National Democratic Convention", in which supporters gave him the title. At the Convention, López Obrador called for the establishment of a parallel government and shadow cabinet. He also advocated the abolition or reform of several institutions, alleging they are spoiled and corrupt, and asked for changes to the constitution to ensure the institutions work "for the people", and provide welfare and assistance to the elderly and other vulnerable groups.

After his supporters proclaimed him as "Legitimate President of Mexico", López created a "Cabinet of Denunciation" to counter all moves done by President Felipe Calderón. It is expected that this "alternative cabinet" be used as a pressure mechanism to the initiatives of the government.

In his speech at the proclamation ceremony, López Obrador promised to "procure the happiness of the people", and announced 20 "actions of government", such as fostering a process for renewal for public institutions and defending the right to information and demanding openness of communication media.

Days later, López Obrador announced that he would earn a salary of $50,000 pesos ($5000 US$) a month, provided by donations.

Reactions to the "Legitimate Presidency"

Reactions to López Obrador's "legitimate presidency" varied widely. An opinion by El País said that López Obrador's "lack of consideration to democratic institutions and rule of law seriously endanger civil peace in Mexico." After speculation of whether or not López Obrador's self-proclamation was against the law, the PRI stated that this political action is not a crime. Liébano Sáenz, chief of staff of former President Ernesto Zedillo, stated that López Obrador "will become the conscience of the nation, which will do much good for Mexican democracy. José Raúl Vera López, Roman Catholic bishop of Saltillo, Coahuila, declared that López Obrador's so called "legitimate presidency" is a result of the "profound discontent with how the country has been run," and that Obrador had "very deep moral backing."

A poll conducted by Grupo Reforma indicated that 56% of Mexicans disapproved of López taking the title, while only 19% approve. Sixty-three percent of those polled have also said that the former candidate has lost credibility. Other responses in the poll include 82% describing the political atmosphere in Mexico as "tense", and 45% of the polled blaming it on the PRD, with only 20% blaming it on the PAN, and 25% blaming both parties. (The poll was a telephone survey of 850 adults on November 18 with 95% confidence interval of +/-3.4% margin of error.).

In the first few months of his term, President Calderón's announced initiatives that mirrored those of Obrador. These included price ceilings for tortillas, in the form of a "Tortilla Price Stabilization Pact", that protect local producers of corn, a Presidential Decree limiting the President's salary and that of cabinet ministers, and a proposal for a constitutional amendment that, if passed, would significantly lower salaries for all public servants, and impose caps on compensation. These measures have been interpreted by some as actions "seeking to fulfill a campaign promise to incorporate the agenda of election rival Andrés Manuel López Obrador into his government", and by others as actions designed to undercut the opposition government.

Influence in the 2008 PRD elections

In 2008, the PRD held elections to renew its leadership. López Obrador's candidate, Alejandro Encinas Rodríguez was opposed by Jesús Ortega. Allegations of fraud by both factions halted recounts and raised doubts about the legitimacy of the election. Media figures commented that, while López Obrador had used phrases such as "fraud", "illegitimacy", "corruption", etc. in the 2006 Mexican elections, the same phrases were now used to describe the PRD's election, and many feared that, no matter what the outcome, there would be a "legitimate" and a "spurious" President inside the Party. According to exit polls conducted by Mitofsky and IMO, Encinas won by 5% and 8% points, respectively.

Occupation of Congress

The Mexican Congress was also taken by legislators of the Broad Progressive Front (FAP), the PRD, Labor and Convergence parties, on April 10, 2008 because of their disagreement with the Mexican Government regarding energy policy discussions, claiming they violated the Constitution. López Obrador's followers took both Houses of the Congress and had them chained so nobody could enter, thus avoiding the approval of secondary laws which modified the legal framework of the Mexican national oil company, Pemex. Chairs and tables were used as barricades. López Obrador requested a 4-month long debate on energy policies and not a 50-day debate presented by the PAN, PRI, Green Party and New Alliance.

Presidential campaign 2012

Second attempt at Mexican Presidency

In 2012, Obrador was again the candidate of the PRD for President.

Economic proposals

In November 2011, López Obrador announced some of his economic proposals:

• Job creation. A sustained 6% growth rate to generate the new 1.2 million jobs needed each year.
• Austerity. Reducing salaries (of government officials) and unnecessary spending, saving around $30 billion USD a year.
• Progressive fiscal reforms. The people who make less money should pay a smaller percentage of taxes than those making more money.
• No new taxes and no increment of existing taxes. He plans to focus on ending fiscal privileges.
• Competition. End monopolies, any private citizen who wants to participate in media, television, telephony, should be able to.

Cabinet

López Obrador announced a tentative cabinet. Among them were:

• Marcelo Ebrard as Secretary of the Interior.
• Rogelio Ramirez de la O as Secretary of the Treasury.
• Juan Ramon de la Fuente as Secretary of Education.
• Claudia Sheinbaum as Secretary of the Environment.
• Javier Jiménez Espriú as Secretary of Communications and Transportation.
• Fernando Turner as Secretary of Economic Development.
• Adolfo Hellmund Lopez as Secretary of Energy.
• René Drucker Colín as Secretary of Science and Technology.
• Elena Poniatowska as Secretary of Culture.
• Héctor Vasconcelos as Secretary of Foreign Affairs

Security policy

López Obrador had been a firm critic of Felipe Calderón's military approach, and promised a further application of the law, proposing to take care of the victims of the Mexican Drug War and an emphasis on the protection of human rights in the country. He proposed a single police command that would gradually assume the activities of the Mexican Navy and the Mexican Army, as well as a single intelligence agency to tackle the financial networks of the Mexican criminal organizations. The new police force would promote "civic and moral values." He said that he was committed to increase the salaries and benefits given to law enforcement officials throughout Mexico. His security strategy was composed of ten proposals, but all of them had a major theme: organized crime cannot be tackled if the government is responsible for the "erosion of human rights."

He also stated that if he elected, he would firmly reject any intelligence activity from the United States, including money and weapons in aid. This policy would put a stop to the operations in Mexico of the Central Intelligence Agency and the Drug Enforcement Administration, including the use of unmanned drones. But it could also discourage U.S. aid to Mexico ($1.6 billion since 2008).

This proposal was intended to appeal to popular resentment over U.S. actions in "Operation Fast and Furious", in which U.S. ATF agents allegedly engaged in "gunwalking."

López Obrador promised to reactivate the economy and social growth so more Mexicans could have access to a "better life" without having to join the cartels and abandon the rule of law. He also pledged to improve Mexico's educational system and create more jobs before the criminal groups have a chance to recruit them. He also spoke of putting an end to corruption, impunity, drug consumption and addiction, and to the great privileges of the elite few. The security Cabinet that he proposed was to work directly with the municipal and state forces in a unified command.

López Obrador summed up his security policy as "Abrazos, no balazos." (Hugs, not bullets). At the start of his campaign, he said that he would remove Army personnel from the streets, but then said in May 2012 that he would use the military until Mexico has a "trained, skilled and moralized police force."

Election results

The election was won by Enrique Peña Nieto of the Institutional Revolutionary Party, with 38.2%, to 31.6% for Obrador. Obrador did not accept the preliminary results, as a majority of votes had yet to be counted.

Subsequently, he claimed vote buying and other irregularities, and demanded a full recount by the Federal Electoral Institute (IFE).

The IFE found some irregularities, but confirmed the results on 6 July. Obrador rejected this announcement, and on 12 July filed a complaint for invalidation of the election. He alleged vote-buying, spending in excess of election regulations, illegal fund raising, and vote fraud. But on 30 August, the Electoral Tribunal of the Federal Judiciary rejected Obrador's complaint.

Peña Nieto pre-paid gift cards vote buyout controversy

At a news conference, the Obrador claimed that the election was "plagued with irregularities" and accused the PRI of buying votes. He also claims that the PRI handed out gifts to lure voters to cast their vote in favor of them. Soriana is a Wal-Mart-style chain of megastores, operating 500 grocery stores around Mexico. During the day of the 2012 presidential elections, people who voted for the PRI would receive pre-paid gift cards.. Nonetheless, the PRI and the store denied such accusation and threatened to sue López Obrador. Peña Nieto vowed to imprison anyone – including members of the PRI – if they are found guilty of electoral fraud. Despite Peña Nieto's statement many videos by citizens about the Soriana cards surfaced on YouTube.

Foundation of MORENA

López Obrador told a rally in Mexico City's main plaza Zocalo on 9 September 2012 that he would withdraw from the Democratic Revolution Party "on the best of terms," as well as the Labor Party (PT) and Citizens' Movement (MC). He added that he was working on founding a new party from the Movement for National Regeneration, which he would later name MORENA.

Presidential campaign 2018

Third attempt at Mexican Presidency

López Obrador is a candidate for the Mexican 2018 presidential elections. It will be the third time he has run for President, and in this election he is representing MORENA, PT, and socially conservative right-wing Social Encounter Party (PES) under the coalition "Juntos Haremos Historia." He currently leads the polls by double digits over the rest of the candidates.

"Juntos Haremos Historia"

Background

On 24 June 2017, the PT approved to stand for election in 2018 in an electoral alliance with MORENA, however the coalition was not officially registered before the National Electoral Institute, the electoral authorities of the country. From MORENA, the alliance was facilitated as a result of the decline of the PT candidate Óscar González Yáñez, who resigned his candidacy requesting the vote in favor of Delfina Gómez Álvarez, standard-bearer in the state elections of the State of Mexico in 2017.

On October 2017, at PT's National Congress, as party president Alberto Anaya was reelected to another 6 year term, PT formalized its coalition with MORENA.

At first, there was speculation about the possibility of a front grouping all the left-wing parties: MORENA, the PRD, PT and the MC. However, Andrés Manuel López Obrador rejected any kind of agreement due to political differences, especially after the elections in the State of Mexico, when the candidates of the PRD and MC continued with their campaigns refusing to support the candidate of MORENA. At the end of November 2017, the leaders of MORENA and the PES announced that they were in talks to form a possible alliance. In this sense, Hugo Eric Flores Cervantes, president of the PES, said "We don't negotiate with the PRI, we have two options, go alone or with MORENA."

Confirmation

On 13 December 2017, PES joined the coalition between MORENA and the PT, and it was formalized under the name "Juntos haremos historia" (English: Together we will make history). Following the signing of the agreement, Andrés Manuel López Obrador was appointed as a pre-candidate for the three political formations. It is a partial coalition that will promote López Obrador as a presidential candidate and, with respect to the legislative elections: MORENA will have to choose candidates in 150 federal electoral districts and 32 districts to the Senate; 75 deputies and 16 senators for PT and 75 deputies and 16 senators for the PES.

The alliance has received criticism as it is a coalition between two left-wing parties (MORENA and the PT) with a formation related to the evangelical right (PES). In response, the national president of MORENA, Yeidckol Polevnsky, mentioned that her party believes in inclusion, joint work to "rescue Mexico" and that they will continue to defend human rights, while Hugo Eric Flores Cervantes, national president of the PES, mentioned that "the only possibility of real change in our country is the one headed by Andrés Manuel López Obrador" and that his party had decided to be "on the right side of history."

International Solidarity

In Paris, France there is the "Official French Committee of MORENA," on which several occasions have presented their support to the candidate in small rallies of the European country. In February 2018, French deputy and former presidential candidate for France Jean-Luc Mélenchon, founder of the La France Insoumise party, met with Andrés Manuel López Obrador, before the official start of the electoral campaign in Mexico, and called his possible victory as president of Mexico the following way: "If they manage to thwart the plans against them and win the elections, it will be a great change for Mexico and all of Latin America."

Miguel Ángel Revilla, president of the Autonomous Community of Cantabria, Spain, mentioned López Obrador in an interview on the "El Hormiguero" program, where he spoke of the possibility of victory for the presidential candidate in 2018: "I think he's going to win because Mexico needs a change with a good person, because they are presenting him as a Chávez-type populist, type Fidel Castro, but of that nothing: he wants to end corruption and inequality within what he can do because that country does not deserve what it has until now, I want to send my support to this man, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, from here."

López Obrador has been been compared to as the "ideological twin" of the United Kingdom's Leader of the Labour Party, Jeremy Corbyn, who has visited López Obrador as well as inviting López Obrador over to the Parliament.

Political positions

López Obrador has often been described as left-wing and populist. Outlets have claimed that López Obrador has toned down his rhetoric in the 2018 Mexican general elections.

Economic policy

Described as an adherent to economic nationalism and protectionist based on his economic proposals, he wants the nation to be "self-sufficient" regarding what the people consume through establishing set prices for farming equipment and supplies. He has also argued in favor of doubling both senior citizens' pensions and the nation's minimum wage, which currently stands at 88.40 Mexican pesos per day.

López Obrador suggested the idea of creating a special zone along Mexico’s northern border with lower value-added taxes, lower rent taxes, and higher wages. His advisers also said that the same measures could also be directed at Mexico's southern border and elsewhere to contain migration.

He plans a host of infrastructure projects in partnership with the private sector, especially a rail link across the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, to spark economic growth in Mexico’s economically depressed south.

At a major banking conference in March 2018, he made promises not to disrupt economic stability saying, “We will support banks and we won’t confiscate assets. There won’t be expropriations or nationalizations.”

NAFTA

López Obrador has been a critic of NAFTA, arguing small Mexican corn farmers have been hurt, as well as proposing to defend avocado farmers from agricultural tariffs. He has asked Peña Nieto's administration to postpone the current renegotiation of the agreement, arguing both U.S. President Donald Trump and Peña Nieto do not have a strong, amicable relationship, tainted by a cancelled foreign trip. During the general assembly of the American Chamber Mexico, he said he does not want the agreement cancelled, arguing it is benefiting the three nations in it.

López Obrador has argued in favor of increasing workers' salaries "because wages in our country are very low, they are the lowest wages in the world and we need to strengthen the domestic market and this is to improve the income of workers, you can not be paying the workers of the maquilas 800 pesos a week."

Economist Jesús Seade was tapped to be the lead negotiator of NAFTA's renegotiation if López Obrador wins the elections.

In June 2018, during a presidential debate, he argued that if there is a failure in the NAFTA renegotiation, the domestic economy must be strengthened, arguing, " cannot be fatal for Mexicans, our country has a lot of natural resources, a lot of wealth."

Fiscal policy

Arguing he would be fiscally conservative, he intends on raising social spending without tax hikes nor accumulation of public debt, via proposed austerity measures on politicians' salaries, including the President's salary and post-presidential pension.

Domestic policy

He proposes the cancellation of the under-construction New Mexico City International Airport, converting the official residence and office of the President of Mexico, Los Pinos, into a cultural center, offer universal healthcare, and has offered to hold a referendum on his performance every two years if he wins election in July that would cut his six-year term short if he loses the consultation. He proposes dispersing the Mexican cabinet throughout the country's states, with the objective of “promoting development throughout the national territory,” while the Presidency, the Secretariat of National Defense, Secretariat of the Navy, the Secretariat of the Interior, Secretariat of Foreign Affairs, and the Secretariat of Finance and Public Credit remain in the capital.

Proposed cabinet

In December 2017, he presented his proposed cabinet if he won the 2018 elections:

• Olga Sánchez Cordero as Secretary of the Interior
• Héctor Vasconcelos as Secretary of Foreign Affairs
• Carlos Manuel Urzúa Macías as Secretary of Finance
• Maria Luisa Albores as Secretary of Social Development
• Josefa González Blanco Ortíz Mena as Secretary of Environment
• Rocío Nahle as Secretary of Energy
• Graciela Márquez Colín as Secretary of Economy
• Esteban Moctezuma Barragán as Secretary of Education
• Víctor Villalobos as Secretary of Agriculture
• Javier Jiménez Espriú as Secretary of Communications
• Irma Eréndira Sandoval as Secretary of the Civil Service
• Jorge Alcocer Varela as Secretary of Health
• Luisa María Alcalde Lujan as Secretary of Labor
• Román Meyer Falcón as Secretary of Agrarian Development and Urban Planning
• Miguel Torruco Marqués as Secretary of Tourism
• Alejandra Frausto Guerrero as Secretary of Culture

Corruption

His chief pledge is to eradicate corruption, though he is vague on how he will achieve that beyond a combination of zero tolerance and personal honesty to sweep it out “from top to bottom like cleaning the stairs.” He is willing to allow international organizations to come to Mexico to help investigate cases of corruption and human rights abuses, also willing to allow the creation of a body, akin to the CICIG in Guatemala, which helps local prosecutors build graft cases. He also proposes to amend an article in the constitution to make it possible to try presidents for corruption.

Energy

He has called for a referendum over the 2013 energy reform (es) that ended Pemex's monopoly in the oil industry.

López Obrador has had mixed views on the denationalization of oil that was signed into law in 2013. Rocío Nahle, his top energy adviser, has called for a freeze on future deepwater drilling auctions and a review of contracts with international oil companies. In February 2018, his business adviser, Alfonos Romo, said, " reviewed most of the oil tenders awarded to private drillers and found them to be beneficial for Mexico."

He has also pledged on ending oil exports in order to focus internally, as well as investing in refineries along with ending the importation of gasoline from the United States, saying the nation must recover energy self-sufficiency “as a principle of national security” and should make lossmaking state refineries operable and assess biodiesel production.

López Obrador has promised no more "gasolinazos" as well as no more price hikes in electricity and gas prices.

Education

With his saying, "Becarios sí, sicarios, no" (English: Scholars, yes; assassins, no), López Obrador proposes guaranteed schooling and employment to all young people, through universal access to public colleges and intending to offer monthly scholarship money of 2,400 MXN to low-income university students.

López Obrador is against the educational reform passed into law in 2013, saying he is against the use of teacher evaluations because it is used as a basis of firing them, saying, "It is an ideological problem of the right, of conservatism, deep down they do not want public education, basically they want education to be privatized, it is the mentality that prevails in these people, I ask them to be serene and if you really want to help improve education, do not polarize or disqualify ." He also argues that, "Children go to school without eating and that is not addressed in the so-called educational reform."

War on drugs

As the Mexican drug war drags on into its 12th year, he reiterated his 2012 presidential run strategy of "Abrazos, no balazos" (English: Hugs, not bullets), arguing jobs and better wages, especially for younger people and the rural populace, are necessary to combat crime, not the use of more military force. He has proposed amnesty on some drug war criminals, even proposing with the aid of international NGOs, including Pope Francis and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. Hector Vasconcelos, former diplomat and Secretary of Mexicans Living Abroad and International Matters of the National Executive Committee of MORENA, said a López Obrador government would gradually pull back the army and marines from the streets where they have been engaged.

He is willing to establish a truth commission to bring closure to tens of thousands of people exposed to horrific murders and disappearances of their friends and family such as the 2014 Ayotzinapa kidnapping.

Foreign policy

As Donald Trump accused Mexican immigrants of "bringing drugs crime" during his initial campaign phase in 2015, López Obrador has taken a stance against Trump's proposals of the wall on the U.S.-Mexico border as well as the deportation of undocumented immigrants in the United States. In 2017, he called on the current administration to “ a lawsuit at the United Nations against the U.S. government for violation of human rights and racial discrimination.”

He promised to convert the 50 Mexican consulates in the United States into "procurators" for the defense of migrants, and to appoint Alicia Bárcena, current Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, as Mexico's ambassador to the UN, proposing to put pressure on the United States through organizations like the United Nations. He accused the establishment parties for the corruption that keeps migrants from receiving the support they need.

Regarding migration to Mexico, he asserted his government would not "continue the dirty work" of the United States and detain Central American migrants at Mexico's southern border. Following his proposed idea of decentralizing the nation's cabinet away from Mexico City, he would move Mexico's National Institute of Migration to Tijuana, Baja California. He suggested that the NAFTA negotiations be used to put together a development plan for Central America as a means to address emigration in the region, including a proposed "alliance for progress" that included Mexico, the United States, Canada and Central America to foster job creation, grow the economy and pacify the region. López Obrador said he wants to broker a deal with U.S. President Donald Trump to stem illegal immigration through jobs and development rather than a border wall.

Personal life

He is nicknamed "El Peje," named after the common Tabasco fish, the pejelagarto.

On 8 April 1979, he married Rocío Beltrán Medina. They had three sons: José Ramón López Beltrán (born 1982), Andrés Manuel López Beltrán (born 1987), and Gonzálo Alfonso López Beltrán (born 1991).

On 12 January 2003, Rocío died due to respiratory arrest due to lupus, which she had been suffering for several years.

On 16 October 2006, he married for the second time to Beatriz Gutiérrez. Together they have one son, Jesús Ernesto López Gutiérrez(born 2007).

A baseball fan, he has stated his favorite team is the St. Louis Cardinals.

See also

• Pink tide
• History of Mexico
• Politics of Mexico

References

1. "Semblanza". Lopezobrador.org.mx. Archived from the original on November 29, 2016. Retrieved December 10, 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
2. "Las 6 promesas económicas de AMLO". CNNExpansión. November 5, 2011. Archived from the original on April 6, 2012. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
3. Grayson, George W. "López Obrador Continues His Presidential Crusade in Chiapas" (PDF). CSIS Hemisphere Focus. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 17, 2013. Retrieved November 15, 2011. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
4. "The Populist at the Border". The New York Times. June 4, 2006. Archived from the original on November 8, 2016. Retrieved October 29, 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
5. "Andrés Manuel López Obrador". Encyclopædia Britannica. Archived from the original on October 29, 2016. Retrieved October 29, 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
6. "U.S. Isn't the Only North American Country Turning Populist". Bloomberg. June 1, 2016. Archived from the original on October 29, 2016. Retrieved October 29, 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
7. Whelan, Robbie (12 March 2018). "Top Candidate Andres Manuel López Obrador Plots Big Shake Up for Mexico's Oil Industry". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
8. "Mexico's Trumpian populist could mean trouble for Donald Trump". POLITICO. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
9. "Mexican election could derail Trump's plans for new NAFTA deal". CBC News. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
10. "Mexico's populist would-be president". The Economist. Retrieved 5 April 2018. A figure of national consequence for more than 20 years...
11. "Semblanza de Andres Manuel López Obrador". MORENA. May 1, 2012. Archived from the original on May 1, 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
12. ^ Linthicum, Kate (12 December 2017). "He's been running for president in Mexico for more than a decade. He's floated amnesty for drug criminals. Could he win?". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 13 December 2017. ...increase aid for students and the elderly and consider amnesty for drug war criminals.
13. ^ "Si llega a la Presidencia, López Obrador suspenderá examen de admisión a universidades". El Arsenal. 2017. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
14. ^ "Mexico front-runner must respect oil, airport contracts: business..." Reuters. 2018. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
15. ^ "Anxiety rising over fate of Mexico's energy reforms". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
16. ^ Phippen, J. Weston. "Mexico's Fiery Populist Savior May Be Too Good to Be True". The Atlantic. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
17. "Mexico presidency front-runner to investors: 'Don't be frightened'". Reuters. 2018. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
18. Digital, Milenio. "¿A qué estados quiere AMLO mover las secretarías?". Milenio (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 December 2017.
19. "Exclusive: Mexican leftist has 11-point lead ahead of 2018 election - poll". Reuters. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
20. "Hacia 2018, arranque cerrado a tres fuerzas". El Economista (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 January 2018.
21. "Mexico presidential favorite puts himself at heart of security plan". Reuters. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
22. "AMLO lidera encuesta entre presidenciales". El Siglo de Durango (in Spanish). 4 January 2018. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
23. "Mexico's Presidential Front-Runner Proposes Urzua for Finance Minister". Bloomberg. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
24. ^ Editorial, Reuters. "As Mexico vote looms, leftist's support jumps to 52 percent: poll". Retrieved 25 June 2018. {{cite web}}: |first= has generic name (help)
26. Enrique Krause (30 June 2006). "El mesías tropical". Letras Libres. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
27. "«López Obrador, un político combativo que sueña con cambiar el rumbo de México», en Univisión". Archived from the original on 6 October 2014.
28. "El día que Andrés Manuel López Obrador vio la muerte de su hermano". Nacion 321. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
29. García Ramírez, Fernando. "8 de junio de 1969". El Financiero. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
30. "El día que Andrés Manuel López Obrador vio la muerte de su hermano". Nacion 321. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
31. ^ Template:Cite article
32. “López Obrador: el fósil de la UNAM” Vivir Mexico.
34. Miguel Ángel Vargas V. (10 June 2012). "Las tesis universitarias de los candidatos presidenciales". ADN Político. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
36. "Levantan bloqueos; no aceptaremos simulaciones: López Obrador" (in Spanish). La Jornada. 17 February 1996. Archived from the original on 11 November 2004. Retrieved 15 June 2008.
37. Archived 2008-01-27 at the Wayback Machine
38. Archived January 18, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
39. Archived September 29, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
40. "López Obrador: El nuevo desafío". Proceso.com.mx. July 29, 2005. Archived from the original on January 7, 2016. Retrieved December 10, 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
41. "Quedan compromisos pendientes de cumplir". Reforma. 28 July 2005. p. 4B. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |subscription= ignored (|url-access= suggested) (help)
42. "Andrés Manuel López Obrador and Mexico's presidential election". Economist.com (requires subscription). April 20, 2006. Archived from the original on May 3, 2008. Retrieved June 15, 2008. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
43. Mexican messiah: Andrés Manuel López Obrador by George W. Grayson
44. "In support of Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador – Mayor of Mexico City". World Mayor. Archived from the original on May 7, 2012. Retrieved May 8, 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
45. Monica Campbell (17 March 2004). "Clean and austere: Mexico's next president?". The Christian Science Monitor. Archived from the original on 3 May 2008. Retrieved 15 June 2008. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
46. Theodore Hamm (June 2003). "Viva Rudy?". The Brooklyn Rail. Archived from the original on 3 May 2008. Retrieved 15 June 2008.
47. María José Ortega Moncada (10 September 2001). "El Gobierno del Distrito Federal ante el reto de la modernización inmobiliaria" (in Spanish). Inmobiliare Magazine. Archived from the original on 4 May 2008. Retrieved 15 June 2008.
48. Arturo Cerda (31 October 2004). "No hay que pensar en proyectos muy sofisticados para cambiar las cosas en el país; sólo hace falta cumplir la Constitución, dice López Obrador" (in Spanish). EsMas.com. Archived from the original on 3 May 2008. Retrieved 15 June 2008. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
49. Marla Dickerson (June 19, 2005). "Mayor seeks a way to ease traffic". The Seattle Times. Archived from the original on November 22, 2007. Retrieved June 15, 2008. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
50. Editorial (23 November 2004). "Linchan a agentes de la PFP en Tláhuac" (in Spanish). EsMas.com. Archived from the original on 4 May 2008. Retrieved 15 June 2008. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
51. Editorial (23 November 2004). "La PJDF rescata a agente de la PFP" (in Spanish). EsMas.com. Archived from the original on 3 May 2008. Retrieved 15 June 2008. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
52. ""No estoy justificando lo injustificable": Encinas" (in Spanish). EsMas.com. 26 November 2004. Archived from the original on 17 June 2008. Retrieved 15 June 2008. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
53. Francisco Barradas (25 November 2004). "Explota "Jefe Diego" Vs. usos y costumbres" (in Spanish). EsMas.com. Archived from the original on 18 June 2008. Retrieved 15 June 2008. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
54. "In the pre-electoral atmosphere, human rights issues are in the last place" (PDF). Centro de Derechos Humanos Miguel Agustín Pro Juárez. Autumn 2004. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 May 2008. Retrieved 15 June 2008.
55. "Mexico: Federal Cops Lynched". Tulane University. November 28, 2004. p. 8. Archived from the original (TXT) on May 4, 2008. Retrieved June 15, 2008. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
56. Editorial Desk (April 7, 2005). "Let Mexico's Voters Decide". The New York Times. Archived from the original on April 10, 2005. Retrieved June 16, 2008. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
57. Editorial desk (April 6, 2005). "Decision on Democracy". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on November 12, 2012. Retrieved June 16, 2008. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
58. "Más de un millón repudiaron el abuso del poder" (in Spanish). La Jornada. April 25, 2005. Archived from the original on May 3, 2008. Retrieved June 16, 2008. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
59. Ulises Beltrán, Alejandro Cruz Martínez (April 2006). "Se cierra la contienda" (PDF) (in Spanish). BGC, Ulises Beltrán y Asociados. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 May 2008. Retrieved 16 June 2008. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
60. Los mineros, los muertos, los políticos Archived April 30, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
61. "Arturo Núñez justifica la aprobación de Fobaproa – El Universal – México". El Universal. Archived from the original on May 1, 2012. Retrieved May 8, 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
62. Roig-Franzia, Manuel (June 23, 2006). "Using FDR as Model, Presidential Hopeful Out to Build New Deal for Mexico". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on January 5, 2010. Retrieved April 25, 2010. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
64. "Calderón Remains on Top in Mexico: Angus Reid Global Monitor". Angus-reid.com. Archived from the original on February 5, 2007. Retrieved May 8, 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
65. La posición del IFE es ''tibia y débil'': Madrazo Archived November 21, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
66. "Asume" el IFE que Fox será imparcial el 2 de julio Archived June 26, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
67. "Mexican PRI Senator Throws Support to Lopez Obrador (Update3)". Bloomberg. May 25, 2006. Archived from the original on June 26, 2009. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
68. La alianza con el PRI es decisión del PRD: AMLO Archived November 21, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
69. No declinaré, mucho menos en favor de otro candidato, asegura Madrazo Archived November 21, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
70. "El Economista.com.mx" (in Spanish). El Economista.com.mx. Archived from the original on May 3, 2008. Retrieved May 8, 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
71. "Va AMLO al Trife :: México". esmas. July 6, 2006. Archived from the original on June 19, 2012. Retrieved May 8, 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
72. Archived May 5, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
73. "Supporters of Mexico's Leftist Candidate Obrador Take to Streets". Fox News. July 9, 2006. Archived from the original on July 11, 2006. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
74. Carlos Avilés, Arturo Zárate (September 5, 2006). "Proponen magistrados declarar Presidente electo a Calderón" (in Spanish). El Universal. Archived from the original on April 17, 2008. Retrieved June 16, 2008. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
75. "Campaign row heats up in Mexico". BBC News. May 23, 2006. Archived from the original on December 9, 2006. Retrieved June 16, 2008. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
76. "(TEPJF) Injerencia de Fox, mayor irregularidad: Navarro" (in Spanish). Invertia.com. 5 September 2006. Retrieved 16 June 2008.
77. "(TEPJF) Afirma que CCE tuvo injerencia en campaña electoral" (in Spanish). Invertia.com. 5 September 2006. Retrieved 16 June 2008.
78. Jorge Herrera, Arturo Zárate (August 5, 2006). "Precisan recuento: 9.07% de las casillas en 149 distritos" (in Spanish). El Universal. Archived from the original on May 3, 2008. Retrieved June 16, 2008. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
79. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on October 8, 2007. Retrieved August 4, 2006. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
80. "El PRD dice que López encabeza los sondeos a pie de urna y convoca a la población al Zócalo a las 23:00". Actualidad.terra.es. Archived from the original on February 8, 2009. Retrieved May 8, 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
81. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on August 28, 2006. Retrieved 2006-08-04. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
82. "Página no está disponible". Univision.com. July 28, 2006. Archived from the original on October 15, 2009. Retrieved May 8, 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
83. "El" (in Spanish). Economista.com.mx. Archived from the original on May 3, 2008. Retrieved May 8, 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
84. Archived June 11, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
85. "El" (in Spanish). Economista.com.mx. Archived from the original on May 3, 2008. Retrieved May 8, 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
86. Jorge Herrera, Arturo Zarate (5 August 2006). "Precisan recuento: 9.07% de las casillas en 149 distritos". El Universal. Retrieved 31 May 2008.
87. Defienden Certeza de Proceso Electoral, El Norte, August 8, 2006 (requires subscription)
88. "Condenan banqueros bloqueos en centros financieros – El Universal – Elecciones". El Universal. Archived from the original on December 3, 2011. Retrieved May 8, 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
89. "portada". reforma.com. Archived from the original on May 8, 2012. Retrieved May 8, 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
90. "10 razones para resistencia civil". Eluniversal.com.mx. Archived from the original on October 12, 2012. Retrieved May 8, 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
91. "Nacional | Plantea AMLO: soy presidente o resistencia". El Porvenir. Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 8 May 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
92. "Informe: "Sí se pudo": simpatizantes de AMLO en Zócalo – El Universal – México". El Universal. Archived from the original on December 3, 2011. Retrieved May 8, 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
93. La toma de la tribuna impide a Fox leer mensaje al Congreso Archived May 10, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
95. "7 de cada 10 desaprueban eventual boicot al cambio de poderes – El Universal – México". El Universal. Archived from the original on October 9, 2012. Retrieved May 8, 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
96. ^ "La izquierda mexicana proclama a López Obrador 'presidente legítimo' del país". Elmundo.es. Archived from the original on October 1, 2016. Retrieved December 10, 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
97. "Rinde AMLO protesta como "presidente legítimo" – El Universal – Sucesión". El Universal. Archived from the original on January 18, 2012. Retrieved May 8, 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
98. "Izquierdista Lopez Obrador prepara su 'gabinete'". terra. Archived from the original on 8 September 2008. Retrieved 8 May 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
99. "Requires subscription". Elnorte.com. 6 April 2010. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
100. "Requires subscription". Elnorte.com. 6 April 2010. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
101. "Requires Subscription". Elnorte.com. 6 April 2010. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
102. "Pone AMLO en peligro paz de México: El País – El Universal – Sucesión". El Universal. Archived from the original on January 26, 2012. Retrieved May 8, 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
103. "AMLO no usurpa funciones como "presidente legítimo": PRI – El Universal – Sucesión". El Universal. Archived from the original on January 26, 2012. Retrieved May 8, 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
104. La Jornada. "A la mitad del foro – La Jornada". Jornada.unam.mx. Archived from the original on December 3, 2011. Retrieved May 8, 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
105. Emir Olivares Alonso (November 21, 2006). "El acto de López Obrador, por reclamo social, no por capricho: el obispo Vera". La Jornada. Archived from the original on February 9, 2009. Retrieved May 31, 2008. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
106. ""Reprueban nombramiento de AMLO", by Grupo Reforma -In Spanish- (requires subscription)". Gruporeforma.elnorte.com. 6 April 2010. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
107. Calderon signs accord to contain tortilla prices Archived June 29, 2011, at the Wayback Machine "The accord limits tortilla prices to 8.50 pesos ($0.78) per kilogram and threatens prison sentences of up to 10 years for companies found hoarding corn."
108. ^ "Calderon Proposes Cap on Mexican Government Salaries". Bloomberg. January 23, 2007. Archived from the original on September 30, 2007. Retrieved June 16, 2008. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
109. Ramos, Jorge (April 13, 2008). "Comisión técnica se rehusa a reabrir cómputo en PRD" (in Spanish). El Universal. Archived from the original on February 11, 2009. Retrieved October 31, 2008. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
110. Muñoz, Alma E.; Enrique Méndez (March 27, 2008). "Ortega sólo podría ganar con trampas, asegura IMO" (in Spanish). La Jornada. Archived from the original on February 9, 2009. Retrieved October 31, 2008. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
111. Gómez, Ricardo; Andrea Merlos (9 April 2008). "Reforma energética, una privatización encubierta: González Garza" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 21 September 2008. Retrieved 31 October 2008. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
112. Zárate, Arturo; Andrea Merlos; Ricardo Gómez (April 15, 2008). "Rechaza el FAP debate de 50 días" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on February 11, 2009. Retrieved October 31, 2008. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
113. "Las 6 promesas económicas de AMLO - Economía" (in Spanish). November 15, 2011. Archived from the original on April 6, 2012. Retrieved March 31, 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
114. "Sitio Oficial de Andrés Manuel López Obrador" (in Spanish). 31 March 2012. Archived from the original on 1 February 2012. Retrieved 31 March 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
115. ^ Wilson, Tim (February 8, 2012). "Mexico Presidential Candidates Play it Safe with Security Plans". InSight Crime. Archived from the original on February 10, 2012. Retrieved June 25, 2012. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
116. Jonsson, Patrik (July 26, 2011). "How Mexican killers got US guns from 'Fast and Furious' operation". The Christian Science Monitor. Archived from the original on June 29, 2012. Retrieved June 25, 2012. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
117. ^ "Andrés Manuel López Obrador: Drilling to the root of Mexico's pain". The Dallas Morning News. June 14, 2012. Archived from the original on August 2, 2012. Retrieved June 25, 2012. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
118. ^ Shoichet, Catherine E. (June 24, 2012). "Mexican election could mean drug war strategy shift, U.S. officials say". CNN. Archived from the original on June 25, 2012. Retrieved June 25, 2012. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
119. "Termina conteo de votos, Peña Nieto gana las elecciones". El Informador (in Spanish). July 6, 2012. Archived from the original on July 29, 2013. Retrieved July 18, 2012. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
120. Archibold, Randal C. (July 1, 2012). "Newly Elected Mexican Leader Peña Pledges Transparency". The New York Times. Archived from the original on August 23, 2012. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
121. "Vote buying alleged, recount demanded in Mexico". CBS News. Archived from the original on July 4, 2012. Retrieved July 4, 2012. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
122. "Pena Nieto set to become Mexico's president". Al Jazeera. July 3, 2012. Archived from the original on July 19, 2012. Retrieved July 18, 2012. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
123. ^ Diaz, Lizbeth (July 9, 2012). "Mexican leftist refuses to accept election result". Reuters. Archived from the original on July 16, 2012. Retrieved July 18, 2012. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
124. "Mexican retailer lashes out at losing presidential candidate". August 2, 2012. Archived from the original on September 19, 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
125. Oppenheimer, Andres (July 15, 2012). "Mexico's president-elect vows to imprison vote buyers". Miami Herald. Archived from the original on April 25, 2013. Retrieved July 19, 2012. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
126. Jo Tuckman. "Mexico elections: claims of dirty tricks cast shadow over Peña Nieto's victory | World news". The Guardian. Archived from the original on October 6, 2016. Retrieved December 10, 2016. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
127. "Mexico vote-buy scandal". New York Daily News. July 3, 2012. Archived from the original on October 6, 2016. Retrieved December 10, 2016. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
128. "Ex-candidate quits Mexico leftist party". Al Jazeera English. September 10, 2012. Archived from the original on December 20, 2016. Retrieved December 10, 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
129. "Mexican leftist frontrunner extends lead for presidency: poll". Reuters. May 15, 2018. Retrieved May 17, 2018. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
130. "Mexican leftist Lopez Obrador opens 20-point lead in presidential poll". Reuters. May 14, 2018. Retrieved May 17, 2018. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
131. Digital, Milenio. "PT acuerda ir con Morena por la Presidencia en el 2018". Milenio. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
132. "Aprueba PT coalición con Morena en elecciones de 2018". SDPnoticias.com. 25 June 2017. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
133. "PRD avala "frente amplio" en 2018; PT se va con Morena (Documento)". aristeguinoticias.com. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
134. García, Carina. "PT va con MORENA y reelige a Alberto Anaya en liderazgo". El Universal. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
135. "Prd amlo alianza 2018". www.animalpolitico.com. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
136. "No negociaremos con el PRI; vamos solos o con Morena: PES". Excélsior. 7 December 2017. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
137. "Partido del Trabajo y Encuentro Social anuncian coalición con Morena". Expansión. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
138. Nación321 (13 December 2017). "Morena y Encuentro Social oficializan su unión rumbo a 2018". Retrieved 13 December 2017.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
139. Redacción (13 December 2017). "Morena, PT y Encuentro Social firman coalición rumbo a elección de 2018". El Financiero. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
140. Zavala, Misael (13 December 2017). "Firman acuerdo Morena, PES y PT para ir en coalición". El Universal. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
141. Camhaji, Elías (13 December 2017). "López Obrador se alía con el conservador Encuentro Social para las elecciones de 2018". El País. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
142. "En Morena creemos en la inclusión: Yeidckol ante las críticas por alianza con el PES". El Financiero Bloomberg. 13 December 2017. Retrieved 14 December 2017 – via Youtube.
143. "La única opción para cambiar el país es la que encabeza AMLO: Hugo Eric Flores". El Financiero Bloomberg. 13 December 2017. Retrieved 14 December 2017 – via Youtube.
144. "Mexicanos muestran su apoyo a AMLO desde París". SDPnoticias.com (in European Spanish). 1 April 2018. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
145. Jean-Luc Mélenchon (26 February 2018). "Le Mexique à l'horizon !". L'ère du peuple (in French). Retrieved 25 April 2018.
146. "VIDEO: Él es el gobernante español que quiere que AMLO gane". Nación 321. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
147. "AMLO se reúne con Jeremy Corbin en el parlamento inglés". 6 September 2017.
148. San Martin Texmelucan, Matthew Campbell (13 May 2018). "'Corbyn's twin' Lopez Obrador poised for power in Mexico" – via www.thetimes.co.uk.
149. Agren, David; Phillips, Tom (7 May 2018). "'Amlo': the veteran leftwinger who could be Mexico's next president". the Guardian.
150. Tucker, Duncan (25 June 2017). "Corbyn surge raises hopes that Mexico might soon have a friend in No 10". the Guardian.
151. Velasco, León Krauze, Fernando Pizarro, Janet Rodriguez, Paulina. "Mexican Voters Are Swinging Hard to the Left in the Age of Trump".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
152. Rapoza, Kenneth. "Mexico's Next President, And What A Populist Win Means For NAFTA".
153. O’Grady, Mary Anastasia (7 January 2018). "The Reinvention of Mexico's López Obrador" – via www.wsj.com.
154. "AMLO dice que un colapso del TLCAN no "sería fatal" para México". Retrieved 25 June 2018.
155. Monaldi, Fransisco. "Is Resource Nationalism Making A Comeback To México with López Obrador?". Forbes. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
156. ^ Montalvo, Alhelí. "Las propuestas económicas de López Obrador". El Economista. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
157. Monroy, Jorge. "Plantea AMLO salario mínimo al doble". El Economista. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
158. "AMLO propone bajar impuestos en la frontera". Forbes Mexico. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
159. "AMLO dice que va por reducción de IVA e ISR". El Financiero. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
160. Graham, Dave. "Mexico leftist's pitch to Trump: growth, not walls to fix migration". Reuters. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
161. ^ "Subscribe to read". Financial Times. Retrieved 25 June 2018. {{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help)
162. Eschenbacher, Stephanie. "Mexican leftist seeks to court bankers, to mixed reviews". Reuters. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
163. "AMLO DESCARTA EXPROPIACIONES A LA BANCA Y PROMETE RESPETAR AUTONOMÍA DE BANXICO". Expansion. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
164. Grillo, Ioan. "Why Mexico Is Turning Left". USNews. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
165. "Mexico's election poses a growing threat to NAFTA's survival - CBC News".
166. Monroy, Jorge. "Pide López Obrador que lo dejen renegociar el TLC con Trump". El Economista. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
167. "El TLCAN debe continuar y beneficiar a los 3 países: AMLO". 9 April 2018.
168. "Propuestas en política exterior de los presidenciables". Excelsior. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
169. Staff, Forbes (20 March 2018). "Jesús Seade Helú será el hombre que negociará el TLCAN si gana AMLO • Forbes México".
170. Esposito, Anthony; Torres, Noe. "In final debate, Mexican presidential favorite says a NAFTA fail 'not fatal'". Reuters. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
171. "AMLO DICE QUE UN COLAPSO DEL TLCAN NO "SERÍA FATAL" PARA MÉXICO". Expansion. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
172. "Mexico's Presidential Front-Runner Proposes Urzua for Finance Minister". Retrieved 25 June 2018.
173. "Subscribe to read". Financial Times. Retrieved 25 June 2018. {{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help)
174. ^ "Subscribe to read". Financial Times. {{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help)
175. "AMLO kicks off campaign with austerity promise". 1 April 2018.
176. "Subscribe to read". Financial Times. {{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help)
177. "Gobernaré con austeridad: López Obrador". 31 March 2018.
178. "AMLO ofrece no aumentar impuestos ni deuda pública". 23 April 2018. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
179. ^ Daniel, Frank Jack. "Mexico's presidential front-runner vows stable economy; aide urges..." Retrieved 25 June 2018.
180. "Pensiones de ex presidentes se destinarán para reactivar el campo: AMLO". Retrieved 25 June 2018.
181. Andrés Manuel López Obrador (2 April 2018). "No viviré en Los Pinos: AMLO". Retrieved 25 June 2018 – via YouTube.
182. "Quiere convertir AMLO a 'Los Pinos' en complejo cultural". 31 March 2018. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
183. "Atacar corrupción para entregar medicina gratuita a todo el pueblo, plantea AMLO - Proceso". 12 June 2018. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
184. ^ Oré, Diego. "Mexican election front-runner offers referendums, could end term early". Retrieved 25 June 2018.
185. "López Obrador Officially Launches Third Bid for Mexico's Presidency". 13 December 2017. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
186. "The ten proposals of AMLO's pre-campaign". 14 December 2017. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
187. "Presenta AMLO Gabinete para Presidencia 2018-2024 #GabineteAMLO – AMLO". lopezobrador.org.mx. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
188. ^ "Mexico presidential candidate open to international help, truth commission on drugs, corruption". Retrieved 25 June 2018.
189. ^ "'Mexico First' Campaign Could End Welcome for U.S. Oil Giants". 26 April 2018 – via NYTimes.com.
190. "Mexico's Obrador Backs Private Oil Contracts, Top Adviser Says". 20 February 2018 – via www.bloomberg.com.
191. "Subscribe to read". Financial Times. {{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help)
192. "No habrá gasolinazos ni aumentos al gas o la luz: AMLO". 17 March 2018. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
193. "'Becarios sí, sicarios, no', garantiza López Obrador". Zocalo. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
194. "Reitera AMLO propuesta de "becarios si, sicarios no"". El Universal. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
195. PÁRAMO, ARTURO. "AMLO reitera rechazo a reforma educativa". Excelsior. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
196. ""Vamos a cancelar la Reforma Educativa", reitera AMLO". Aristegui Noticias. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
197. "AMLO responde a Nuño: "como si la Reforma Educativa fuera cosa muy buena. Hasta me da risa"". Sinembargo. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
198. "Con "abrazos, no balazos", AMLO promete reducir violencia". www.milenio.com. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
199. Diaz, Lizbeth. "Mexico presidential favorite puts himself at heart of security plan". Retrieved 25 June 2018.
200. "'Becarios sí, sicarios, no', garantiza López Obrador". www.zocalo.com.mx. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
201. "Presidential candidates 'gang up' on López Obrador in first debate". 23 April 2018. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
202. http://www.lajornadaguerrero.com.mx/index.php/politica/item/2844-ofrece-amlo-a-padres-de-los-43-crear-una-comision-para-el-caso-ayotzinapa
203. "AMLO, the drug trade, and Fox". 3 December 2017. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
204. Rama, Anahi. "Mexico opposition leader urges U.N. lawsuit over Trump wall". Reuters. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
205. ^ "Mexico's Presidential Candidates on Migration Issues". CIS.org. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
206. Esposito, Anthony. "Mexican rivals attack leftist in second debate, Trump hovers over..." Reuters. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
207. Graham, Dave. "Mexico leftist's pitch to Trump: growth, not walls to fix migration". Reuters. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
208. "Otros apodos de AMLO a lo largo de su vida (además de 'el Peje')". www.nacion321.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 June 2018.
209. ^ "La Jornada Virtu@l". www.jornada.unam.mx. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
210. México, El Universal, Compañia Periodística Nacional. "Fallece la esposa de López Obrador". Retrieved 25 June 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
211. "Beatriz Gutiérrez Müller, la esposa (y defensora) de AMLO - 2012 - ADNPolítico.com". static.adnpolitico.com. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
212. "Siete datos curiosos de Andrés Manuel López Obrador". www.milenio.com. Retrieved 25 June 2018.

Further reading

Unless otherwise noted, in Spanish and published in Mexico.

• Los Primeros Pasos (First Steps)
• ¿Y quién es? (And who's him?) by: Blanca Gómez
• Del Esplendor à la Sombra (From Splendor to Darkness)
• Tabasco, Víctima de un Fraude (Tabasco, Victim of Fraud)
• FOBAPROA: un expediente abierto (FOBAPROA: an open folder)
• Entre la Historia y la Esperanza (Between History and Hope)
• Un proyecto alternativo de nación (An alternate nation project) ISBN 968-5956-97-9
• Contra el desafuero: mi defensa jurídica (Against the lifting of executive immunity: my legal defense) ISBN 968-5957-90-8
• La mafia nos robó la presidencia (The mafia stole our presidency)ISBN 970-780-215-4

External links

• "Andrés Manuel López Obrador Crime During His Period". Archived from the original on 28 January 2018. Retrieved 29 January 2018. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; 29 January 2018 suggested (help); Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
• "Official site of the "Legitimate Government"". Archived from the original on 2 January 2007. Retrieved 1 January 2007. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help) |
• Shlaes, Amity (May 26, 2006). "Blame Mexico, Too, for U.S. Immigration Trouble". Bloomberg.com. Archived from the original on September 30, 2007. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
• "The front-runner under pressure, With his opinion-poll lead wobbling, Andrés Manuel López Obrador has yet to define precisely what sort of change he stands for". The Economist. 20 April 2006.
• Thompson, Ginger (July 11, 2006). "Leftist Screens Videos He Says Prove Fraud in Mexico Vote". New York Times. Archived from the original on October 20, 2006. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
• "Official site of the "Legitimate Government"". Archived from the original on 2 January 2007. Retrieved 1 January 2007. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help) In Spanish, this site promotes news and articles about the civil resistance movement that López Obrador calls "Legitimate Government", and in which he is said to be "Legitimate" President
• "Mexico mayor back on track". BBC News. 30 July 2005.
• Poniatowska, Elena; Paco Ignacio Taibo II (18 April 2005). "Democracy Now!". Description of Obrador's magnetism. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
• "Official Site". lopezobrador.org (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 9 July 2006. Retrieved 11 July 2006. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
• "Official Campaign site". amlo.org (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 14 July 2006. Retrieved 11 July 2006. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
• "Unofficial campaign site". Lopez-obrador.com.mx (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 14 July 2006. Retrieved 11 July 2006. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
• "Extended biography by CIDOB Foundation". cidob-org (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 January 2007.
• "Collection of articles from Council on Hemispheric Affairs concerning Mexican politics". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
• "Zapatista leader blasts López". El Universal (in Spanish). Archived from the original on June 22, 2005. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
• "Redes Ciudadanas Baja California". amlo.org (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 9 July 2006. Retrieved 11 July 2006. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

v t e Mayors of Mexico City
1824–1917 Before the formal declaration Melchor Múzquiz Manuel Gómez Pedraza Governors of the Federal District Jose María Mendivil Juan Manuel de Elizalde Francisco Molinos del Campo Juan Manuel de Elizalde José Ignacio Esteva José María Tornel José Ignacio Esteva Augustine of F. Lebrija Miguel Cervantes Francisco Fagoaga Ignacio Martínez José Joaquín de Herrera Ignacio Martínez José Ignacio Esteva José María Tornel Ramón Rayón José Gómez de la Cortina Manuel Fernández Madrid Francisco García Conde Luis G. Vieyra Governors of the Department of Mexico Agustín Vicente Eguia José María Icaza José Fernando de Peredo Luis G. Vieyra Miguel González Calderón Luis G. Vieyra José María Barrera Luis G. Vieyra Francis O. Zarate Luis G. Vieyra Valentín Canalizo Manuel Rincón Ignacio Inclán Governors of the Federal District (reinstatement) José Guadalupe Covarrubias Vicente Romero Juan José Baz Jose Ramon Malo Governors of the City Council of Mexico (U.S. Invasion) Manuel Reyes Veramendi Francisco Juárez Iriarte John M. Flores y Terán José Ramón Malo Head of the Federal District (American) Winfield Scott William Orlando Butler Stephen W. Kearny Governors of the Federal District (second reinstatement) Pedro Torrín Pedro María de Anaya Miguel Azcarate Antonio Díaz Bonilla Juan José Baz Governors of the Federal District (Constitution of 1857) Augustine Alcerreca Justin Fernández Juan José Baz Anastasio Parrodi Ángel Frías José María González de Mendoza Joseph S. Aramberri Manuel Terreros Ponciano Arriaga José María González de Mendoza John J. of the Heron John H. Mateos Joaquin Mayor Manuel Ramos Miguel Maria Azcarate Manuel Garcia Aguirre Governors of the Department of Mexico (Reform War) Rómulo Díaz de la Vega Francis G. Casanova Governors of the Department of Mexico (Second Empire) José del Villar Bocanegra Manuel Campero Mariano Icaza Thomas O'Hora Governors of the Federal District (Restored Republic) Porfirio Díaz Juan José Baz Francis H. Velez Francisco Paz Gabino Bustamante Alfredo Chavero José María Castro Tiburcio Montiel Joaquín A. Pérez Protasio G. Tagle Agustín del Rio Juan Crisostomo Bonilla Luis C. Curiel Carlos Pacheco Villalobos Ramón Fernández Carlos Rivas José Ceballos Manuel Domínguez Manuel Terreros Pedro Rincón Gallardo Nicolás Island and Bustamante Rafael Rebollar Guillermo de Landa y Escandón Ramón Corral Guillermo de Landa y Escandón Samuel García Cuellar Governors of the Federal District (Madero Revolution) Alberto García Granados Ignacio Rivero Federico González Garza Governors of the Federal District (Government of Victoriano Huerta) Alberto Yarza Samuel García Cuellar Ramón Corona Eduardo Iturbide Governors of the Federal District (Constitutionalist Revolution) Alfredo Robles Domínguez Heriberto Jara Corona Juan Gutiérrez R. Governors of the Federal District (Conventional Government) Vicente Navarro Manuel Chao Vito Alessio Robles Magana Cerda Governor of Valley of Mexico (Constitutional Government) César López de Lara
1917–present Governors of the Federal District (Constitution of 1917) Gonzalo de la Mata César López de Lara Governors of the Federal District (Carrancistas) Alfredo Breceda Arnulfo González Alfredo Breceda Benito Flores Manuel Rueda Magro Governors of the Federal District (Obregón) Manuel Gómez Noriega Celestino Gasca Jorge Prieto Laurens Ramón Ross Abel Rodríguez Ramón Ross Francisco Serrano Primo Villa Michel Heads of the Federal District Department (Regents) José Manuel Puig Casauranc Crisóforo Ibáñez Lamberto Hernández Enrique Romero Courtade Lorenzo Hernandez Vicente Estrada Cajigal Manuel Padilla John G. Cabral Aarón Sáenz Garza Cosme Hinojosa José Siurob Ramírez Governor of Federal District (Regents) Javier Rojo Gómez Heads of the Federal District Department (Regents) Fernando Casas Germán Ernesto Uruchurtu Alfonso Corona del Rosal Alfonso Martínez Domínguez Octavio Gómez Senties Carlos Hank González Ramón Aguirre Velázquez Manuel Camacho Solís Manuel Aguilera Gómez Óscar Espinosa Villarreal Heads of Government of the Federal District (1997–2015) Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas Rosario Robles (interim) Andrés Manuel López Obrador Alejandro Encinas Rodríguez (interim) Marcelo Ebrard Miguel Ángel Mancera Mayors of Mexico City (since 2015) Miguel Ángel Mancera José Ramón Amieva (interim) Claudia Sheinbaum Martí Batres (interim) Clara Brugada

• Articles with dead external links from June 2008
• Current events
• Use dmy dates from May 2012
• 1953 births
• Heads of Government of Mexico City
• Institutional Revolutionary Party politicians
• Living people
• Mexican democracy activists
• Mexican presidential candidates (2006)
• Mexican presidential candidates (2012)
• Mexican presidential candidates (2018)
• Mexican Roman Catholics
• Mexican social democrats
• National Autonomous University of Mexico alumni
• National Regeneration Movement politicians
• Nonviolence advocates
• Politicians from Tabasco
• Presidents of the Party of the Democratic Revolution