Election to Mexico, Manuel Lopez Favorite Wins

Jakarta, CNN Indonesia – Mexico held a presidential election Sunday (1/7) local time. The future candidate should be an anti-revival figure who can strengthen nationalism and sharpen the gap with US President Donald Trump .

Former mayor of the Mexican capital, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador conducts surveys throughout the campaign. He will be the first person elected president of the left party for decades if he manages to defeat the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI).

Holding second place in the 2006 and 2012 elections, Lopez says he alone can clean up … corrupt government officials, lower crime rates and increase economic growth that is now below average.

"The new Mexican president will have the moral and political authority to demand that everyone behave honestly and make honesty a priority" Lopez Obrador said during his last campaign at the football stadium in the capital city of Mexico City Wednesday (27/6).

According to the law, it is forbidden to re-elect against President Enrique Pena Nieto. But the name of the president is now tainted by an investigation that has dragged his name against a conflict of interest dispute and the erasure of the PRI's letter of information

For 13 years, Lopez Obrador has had political ups and downs. economic state and responsibility of power.

"Let's wait for Mexico to change," said Oswaldo Angeles (20), a supporter of Lopez Obrador of Atlacomulco, a former PRI castle located about 90 km from Mexico City and the hometown of Pena Nieto.

"Now we do not know we are going or going," he added.

Lopez Abrado (64) did not explain his policy in detail. Seeking to capitalize on the support of the nationalist economy, left liberals and social conservatives. Lopez Abrado promised to reduce inequality, increase payments and social spending, and manage a tight budget.

As an opponent of the government's economic agenda, his critics have irritated the friendly businessmen.

But Lopez came up with the idea of ​​a referendum to solve a division problem such as continuing the opening of the oil and gas industry in Pena Nieto.

His rival Ricardo Anaya, former leader of the National Action Party (PAN), entered the far-right alliance, and the PRI candidate, Jose Antonio Meade, former minister of Finance, supported the energy reform

. Lopez Obrador's delay was hampered by the attacks that began, allowing him to conduct polls of more than 20 percentage points. They also represent the two parties that ruled modern Mexico. (rgt / nat)