Another big win for the progressive movement, and it wasn’t even close! Strong turnout provided Obrador with 53% of the vote, easily out-distancing his two rivals. The United States is now sandwiched between two nations with political cultures considerably to our left. I expect the new President will be a thorn in Trump’s side, and hopefully his rise will trigger more of the same in Central and South America.
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NY Times:
“And even as the electoral rage propelling Mr. López Obrador’s rise is largely the result of domestic issues, there will be pressure for the new president to take a less conciliatory line with his American counterpart. Mexico’s current government, led by President Enrique Peña Nieto, has suffered a string of humiliations at the hands of Mr. Trump with relative silence.”
WaPo:
López Obrador’s victory represents an emphatic rejection of the traditional politicians whom he regularly calls the “mafia of power.” In recent decades, Mexico has been led by technocrats and pro-American politicians, while López Obrador’s role models are Mexican independence and revolutionary leaders who stood up to more powerful foreign countries.