Lopez Obrador Sworn In As Mexico President

Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador was sworn in as Mexico’s next president Saturday after the anti-establishment leftist won a landslide election victory promising to “transform” … Continue reading Lopez Obrador Sworn In As Mexico President

By Ignatius Igwe

Updated December 1, 2018

General view before the start of the inauguration ceremony of Mexico’s President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, at the Congress of the Union, in Mexico City on December 1, 2018. Lopez Obrador, 65, won Mexico’s July 1 election in a landslide, and euphoric supporters are full of hope that the fiery populist will bring sweeping change, slash poverty and fight endemic corruption. RONALDO SCHEMIDT / AFP

Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador was sworn in as Mexico’s next president Saturday after the anti-establishment leftist won a landslide election victory promising to “transform” a country fed up with crime, poverty and corruption.

The leader, widely known by his initials, “AMLO,” begins his six-year term with strong majorities in both houses of Congress — but has caused market jitters in Latin America’s second-largest economy with a style that some see as authoritarian and radical.

AFP