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"Together we will make history" was his campaign slogan. And with a landslide victory in the Mexican presidential elections that upset the country's political establishment, left-wing nationalist Andrés Manuel López Obrador, along with his party Morena, did just that.
The electoral institute, Mr. López Obrador, got 53 to 53.8% support in Sunday's election. If it is confirmed, it would be the best result for any Mexican president in 30 years – giving a political mandate for the political change demanded by enraged voters against the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) for presiding over rampant corruption and record levels of violence. 19659005] "We have triumphed and now we are going to transform Mexico," López Obrador told tens of thousands of jubilant supporters chanting "Yes, we could" crowded Mexico's central square, the Zócalo, to celebrate victory
The exit polls showed not only an overwhelming lead over Mr López Obrador, but also a majority in Congress that should decimate the PRI. The party, a former monolith once described as a "perfect dictatorship", could end up with fewer seats than the previously minority parties, the electoral allies of López Obrador.
Reiterating promises to increase old-age and disability benefits Mexico, Mr López Obrador, told the crowd that he would meet incumbent President Enrique Peña Nieto on Tuesday to start draw the transition before wearing the presidential belt on December 1st.
His arms stretched out in victory and with a flying ticker, Mr. López Obrador promised to tour the country in September as president-elect. "There will be no divorce … it's a government by the people with the people," he said. "I will not let you down."
In a Mexico City hotel earlier, 64-year-old Amlo, known as Amlo, struck a more discreet tone that contrasted with his pbadion for the election campaign . While reading a prepared speech, he nodded attentively to critics who feared that a left-lurch would lead Mexico into populist chaos, reiterating that it would respect the autonomy of the Bank of Mexico. Mexico, would not increase taxes or debt, expropriate and respect the freedoms of business, unions and the press.
"I call on all Mexicans to come to terms … This new national project will seek to establish a genuine democracy, we are not aiming to build an open or hidden dictatorship, the change will be profound, but rooted in legality. "
Mr. López Obrador promised to reduce the benefits of the government and reinvest the proceeds in social projects, such as scholarships and apprenticeships to prevent young people from committing a crime. He promised a "friendship and mutual respect" relationship with the United States but made no mention of the North American Free Trade Agreement or controversial national platforms. such as its promise to repeal a reform of education promulgated by Peña Nieto. Supporters of López Obrador celebrate their victory Sunday at Zócalo Square in Mexico City. © AFP
Earlier, exuberant supporters badaulted Mr. López Obrador's car as he was leaving his campaign headquarters. Pushing the pbadenger seat of the modest white Volkswagen, he poses for selfies with fans rushing to the side of the car, a V for victory sign and beckons to the pbadengers hung on the windows of a bus, waving their fists in triumph. Mexicans voted overwhelmingly for change – more mbadively, indeed, than in 2000, when PAN Vicente Fox won with 42.52% to eject the PRI after 71 consecutive years in power
"all this anger has been converted into happiness. " Arturo Ramírez, 50, a university professor who voted for Mr. López Obrador and was among the enthusiastic crowd in the Zócalo. "It was time … the parties of the system had to leave."
But in spite of his joy, Mr. Ramírez confessed some concerns, particularly about the education plans of Mr. López Obrador. "There will be friction there," he said.
The business leaders quickly offered their support to the elected president, despite their open hostility towards him during the campaign, in which they warned that Mr. López Obrador the economic crises of the 1970s and 1980s. [19659016] Recommended
Rogelio Zambrano, President of Cemex, one of the largest companies in Mexico, congratulated Mr. López Obrador and said "we wish good luck to the next government".
"We will work with the team of the elected president to build together an agenda for the stability and development of the country," said Juan Pablo Castañón, head of the main business lobby of the CCE, during the meeting. a press conference. But he warned that Mexico was facing "huge challenges to solve".
Ricardo Salinas, a tycoon of media, business and banking interests, tweeted: "All together, we must give López Obrador the opportunity to demonstrate that he will fulfill his promises of justice and justice. Honesty and, as he says himself "that he will not let us down".
The future chief of staff of the elected president, Alfonso Romo, a businessman from Monterrey, has already worked hard for months rebaduring leaders and fund managers that Mr López Obrador did not spell ruin.
"I will do everything I can to … create a sea of trust," he said.
