Mexican President mocked by a hostile crowd at a baseball game

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, who got very high ratings in his first months in office, received a taste of public animosity at the inauguration on Saturday. from a baseball stadium in Mexico City.

Lopez Obrador endured cat-wheezing, screaming and screaming from "out" of the crowded crowd at the stadium near the city's airport during the inauguration of the new home of Mexico's Diablos Rojos ( Red Devils of Mexico). .

It was unclear why the crowd was hostile to the president, but the so-called baseball fan reacted against the critics, mocking his opponents.

"I will not talk much because there are supporters of the" fifi "team here," he said, citing the term "sissy" which he favors to minimize critical voices.

"But the majority of the population is supportive of change and the king of sports: baseball," he continued, as the Rojos Diablos prepared to face the San Diego Padres.

Lopez Obrador, former left-wing mayor of Mexico City, took power in December after winning an overwhelming victory last July.

During the five-month transition, he quickly established himself in Mexico, pledged to revive the economy and thwart some wealthy citizens of the country, particularly in economic policy.

Its cancellation Oct. 29 of a new, partially built $ 13 billion airport for the capital has proved particularly controversial.

Since coming to power, Lopez Obrador has firmly taken the national agenda by organizing daily press conferences at 7 am. The public has warmed up and its approval ratings have reached 80% or more, according to polls.

In the midst of his applause and applause, Lopez Obrador mingled baseball words and campaign speeches to announce to the crowd that he would keep his promises to defeat the corrupt "mafia", claiming that he is the the root cause of violence, poverty and inequality in Mexico.

"We will continue to subject the" mafia of power "to the strike," he said. He concluded his speech quickly before launching the first ceremony ground to open the stadium.