Trump congratulates López Obrador as new president in Mexico

"I'm really looking forward to working with him, there's a lot to do that will benefit both the United States and Mexico," Trump writes on Twitter.

At 6 am Monday morning, the country's electoral commission announced that López Obrador won 53% of the vote. At the same time, Enrique Peña Nieto, President of Mexico, has congratulated the victor over the last six years.

The two other presidential candidates, Ricardo Anaya of the right PAN and Jose Antonio Meade of the current PRI party, finished 22 and 16

Both Anaya and Meade quickly recognized the electoral defeat when the polls closed.

Lovers' transformation

López Obrador heads the left Morena and has previously served as a presidential candidate without success. This year's election campaign was completely different from that of the former mayor of Mexico City, who specified the elections until the elections.

The 64-year-old man promised a total transformation to Mexico, including an increase in scholarships and apprenticeships for young people. higher retirement for the elderly. His opponents worry that an increasingly state-of-the-art economy is putting Mexico back for decades.

Mayor

According to polls, Mexico City chose López Obrador party party Claudia Sheinbaum as the first female mayor of the capital. For the new president, Mexicans will elect 128 representatives to the Senate for six years and 500 members of the House of Representatives for three years.

Representatives in 31 state assemblies, several governors and 1600 mayors will also be elected.