Newly elected president of Mexico Andrés Manuel López Obrador was Head of Government of the Federal District (Mexico City) from 2000 to 2005, before resigning to run as a candidate in the 2006 and 2012 presidential elections, representing a coalition led by the Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD). He is today the leader and founder of the National Regeneration Movement (MORENA).

A NEW HOPE FOR MEXICO Saying No to Corruption, Violence, and Trump’s Wall Andrés Manuel López Obrador The stunning victory of Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) in the recent Mexican presidential elections follows a campaign that pledged to tackle corruption, halt privatization of the oil industry, invest in education and infrastructure, open a dialogue with the country’s drug cartels, and oppose Donald Trump’s border wall. More