Andrés Manuel López Obrador
Andrés Manuel López Obrador (Spanish: [anˌdɾes maˈnwel ˈlopes oβɾaˈðoɾ]; born 13 November 1953), also known as AMLO,[2][3] is a Mexican left-wing politician. He was the 65th President of Mexico from 2018 until 2024.[4] He was the Head of Government of the Federal District from 2000 to 2005, before resigning in July 2005 to become a candidate in the 2006 presidential election. He lost the election.
Andrés Manuel López Obrador | |
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65th President of Mexico | |
In office 1 December 2018 – 30 September 2024 | |
Preceded by | Enrique Peña Nieto |
Succeeded by | Claudia Sheinbaum |
President of the National Regeneration Movement | |
In office 20 November 2015 – 12 December 2017 | |
Preceded by | Martí Batres |
Succeeded by | Yeidckol Polevnsky Gurwitz |
3rd Head of Government of Mexico City | |
In office 5 December 2000 – 29 July 2005 | |
Preceded by | Rosario Robles |
Succeeded by | Alejandro Encinas Rodríguez (Acting) |
Leader of the Party of the Democratic Revolution | |
In office 2 August 1996 – 10 April 1999 | |
Preceded by | Porfirio Muñoz Ledo |
Succeeded by | Pablo Gómez Álvarez |
Personal details | |
Born | [1] Tepetitán, Mexico | 13 November 1953
Political party | National Regeneration Movement (2012–present) |
Other political affiliations | Institutional Revolutionary (Before 1989) Democratic Revolution (1989–2012) |
Spouse(s) | Rocío Beltrán Medina (m. 1979; her death 2003) Beatriz Gutiérrez Müller (m. 2006) |
Alma mater | National Autonomous University of Mexico |
Website | Government of Mexico www Youtube Channel |
Presidential styles of Andrés Manuel López Obrador | |
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Reference style | His Excellency Presidente de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos President of the United Mexican States |
Spoken style | Your Excellency Presidente de Mexico President of Mexico |
Alternative style | Señor Presidente "Mr. President" |
López Obrador was a candidate in the 2012 presidential election as part of a coalition of the PRD, Labor Party and Citizens' Movement.[5] He finished second with 31.59% of the vote. He announced his resignation from the PRD on September 9, 2012.
He was the leader of the National Regeneration Movement (MORENA) and was the party's successful presidential candidate for the 2018 election.[6][7] He was seen as a frontrunner for the 2018 presidential elections.[8][9][10][11][12] He was elected President in a landslide victory on July 1, 2018 winning almost 54% of the vote.[13] He is the first president to win a majority of the vote since 1988.[14]
During his presidency, he has been seen as a progressive and has fought against corruption in the country.[15] However, many did not like how he handled the COVID-19 pandemic and deals with drug cartels.[16]
Andrés Manuel López Obrador Media
López Obrador (center) with President Vicente Fox (left) and México State governor Arturo Montiel (right) in June 2003
Raúl Vera López, bishop of Saltillo, declared that López Obrador's so-called "legitimate presidency" is the result of "deep discontent with the way the country has been run," and that Obrador had "very deep moral backing"
López Obrador at Zócalo in 2012
López Obrador (right) holding his Voter ID upside down along with Martí Batres (center) after submitting the formal political registration of MORENA to the INE
Parties of the coalition Juntos Haremos Historia
Salomón Jara Cruz (left) and López Obrador (center) in San Baltazar Chichicapam, Oaxaca, in March 2016
References
- ↑ "Semblanza". Lopezobrador.org.mx. Archived from the original on November 29, 2016. Retrieved December 10, 2016.
- ↑ Las 6 promesas económicas de AMLO. November 5, 2011. http://www.cnnexpansion.com/economia/2011/11/15/6-propuestas-economicas-de-amlo.
- ↑ Grayson, George W. "López Obrador Continues His Presidential Crusade in Chiapas" (PDF). CSIS Hemisphere Focus. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 17, 2013. Retrieved November 15, 2011.
- ↑ "Mexican leftist Lopez Obrador leads presidential race polls". Reuters. Retrieved January 8, 2018.[dead link]
- ↑ "Semblanza de Andres Manuel López Obrador". MORENA. May 1, 2012. Archived from the original on May 1, 2012. Retrieved January 22, 2018.
- ↑ Phippen, J. Weston. "Mexico's Fiery Populist Savior May Be Too Good to Be True". The Atlantic. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
- ↑ Digital, Milenio. "¿A qué estados quiere AMLO mover las secretarías?". Milenio (in español). Retrieved 13 December 2017.
- ↑ "Exclusive: Mexican leftist has 11-point lead ahead of 2018 election - poll". Reuters. Retrieved January 8, 2018.
- ↑ "Hacia 2018, arranque cerrado a tres fuerzas". El Economista (in español). Retrieved January 8, 2018.
- ↑ "Mexico presidential favorite puts himself at heart of security plan". Reuters. Retrieved January 8, 2018.
- ↑ "AMLO lidera encuesta entre presidenciales" (in es). El Siglo de Durango. January 4, 2018. https://www.eleconomista.com.mx/politica/Hacia-2018-arranque-cerrado-a-tres-fuerzas-20171211-0172.html. Retrieved January 8, 2018.
- ↑ "Mexico's Presidential Front-Runner Proposes Urzua for Finance Minister". Bloomberg. Retrieved January 8, 2018.
- ↑ Murray, Christine; Oré, Diego. "Mexican Lopez Obrador wins historic election landslide for left". Reuters. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
- ↑ Murray, Christine; Oré, Diego. "Mexican Lopez Obrador wins historic election landslide for left". Reuters. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
- ↑ Romero, Luis Gómez. "López Obrador Takes on Corruption and Poverty in Mexico Through Austerity". Pacific Standard. Retrieved 2022-02-19.
- ↑ Krauze, Enrique (2 July 2020). "Mexico's Ruinous Messiah" (in en). The New York Review of Books. . https://www.nybooks.com/articles/2020/07/02/lopez-obrador-mexicos-ruinous-messiah/. Retrieved 13 August 2020.