Mexico: Left Obrador likely to become president

The left nationalist Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador is clearly ahead of the first polls of the presidential election in Mexico. Thus, in yesterday's election, the 64-year-old Morena party voted for 49 percent of the vote, the business paper El Financiero announced after polls closed. The ruling party's candidate, the PRI government party, Jose Antonio Meade, has reached 22%. Meade acknowledged his defeat shortly after. Lopez Obrador "won the majority", he wished him "the greatest success". Anaya congratulated López Obrador by phone

López Obrador would be the first left-wing president for decades in the second-largest economy in Latin America. The 64-year-old man remained vague about the details of his political plans. He promised a break with the established parties, reducing social inequality, higher wages and better social benefits. At the same time, he wants to control government spending.