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In addition to the presidential mandate, the 89 million Mexican voters renew Sunday more than 18,000 mandates, including seats of 500 deputies and 128 senators.
The Mexicans began Sunday 1 and July to vote to choose their president, in a country rife with the violence of the narcotrafic and where the favorite of the vote, the leftist candidate Andrés Manuel López Obrador, promises a "radical change"
All smiles and making the V of victory with his fingers, AMLO, as he is nicknamed because of his acronym, arrived at his polling station even before the opening, which took place at 3 pm, Paris time.
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"This is a historic day, the Mexican people will freely decide who should lead the government for the next six years. We represent the possibility of a real change, a transformation, that is why this day is important " he declared to the crowd of journalists who came to wait for him.
AMLO, 64, presents himself as the anti-system and anti-corruption candidate, wanting to chase "the mafia of power ". After two previous failures, he is now credited with more than 20 points in the polls on his opponents.
Behind him in the polls, we find the young conservative Ricardo Anaya, 39 years old and head of a coalition of right and left (formed by the PAN, the PRD and the Movimiento Ciudadano), wanting more inspired by the Silicon Valley than by the old caciques of the Mexican policy.
It precedes Jose Antonio Meade, of the Party institutional revolutionary (PRI, right), an independent chosen by the ruling party, ranked only third because of the image of corruption and patronage of this party.
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Ras-le-bol
López Obrador was able to capitalize on the sluggishness of the Mexicans after a mandate from Peña Nieto marked by corruption and human rights violations. If the predictions are confirmed, the elections will mark a turning point in Mexican politics. "What is certain is that the system of traditional parties has been shaken by the push of Morena" the party of Andrés Manuel López Obrador, badysis Duncan Wood, director of the Institute of Mexico at the Woodrow Wilson Center
The favorite of the presidential election has made the fight against violence and corruption its priorities. The former mayor of Mexico City (2000-2005) promises to reduce the poverty that feeds cartels and fight corruption to finance social programs. He proposes a "austere government, without luxury or privilege" that will reduce by up to 50% the salaries of senior officials, including his own.
A bloody election campaign
In addition to the mandate Presidential Election, 89 Million Mexican Electors Renew Over 18,000 Mandates, Including 500 MPs and 128 Senators, and Many Regional and Local Positions.
The Election Campaign Was "The Bloodiest" in the history of Mexico, with at least 136 badbadinations of politicians – including 48 candidates or pre-candidates – according to Etellekt research firm. The violence is such that many Mexicans are afraid to go to the polls.
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Some 100 000 Mexicans from abroad, including 77% in the United States, have also sent their vote, said the National Electoral Institute (INE), a small participation in view of the more than 12 million Mexican expatriates, more than 93% in the United States. The first official results are expected around 6 am Monday.
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