Tag: Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador

• Friday, April 20th 2018 - 09:24 UTC

  Lopez Obrador closer to the Mexican presidency: 22 percentage points ahead of his closest rival

  

  Mexico’s frontrunner has just clocked a new milestone in his race toward the presidency, distancing himself from his rivals by 22 percentage points in a new poll ahead of the July 1 election.

• Monday, February 19th 2018 - 08:13 UTC

  Mexico presidential race down to three names: Lopez Obrador, Anaya and Meade

  

  The campaign for Mexico's Jul 1 presidential election began in earnest on Sunday (Feb 18) as the country's top parties officially nominated their candidates, with all three front-runners trying to sell a message of change.

• Tuesday, January 23rd 2018 - 07:46 UTC

  Leading Mexican senator joins presidential hopeful Lopez Obrador

  

  Mexican opposition Senator Gabriela Cuevas said on Sunday she will leave the center-right National Action Party (PAN) to join the campaign of leftist Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, who leads polls ahead of July’s presidential election.

• Monday, December 18th 2017 - 09:22 UTC

  Mexican presidential candidate Lopez Obrador presents a moderate pragmatic cabinet

  

  The left leaning front-runner for Mexico’s 2018 presidential election proposed a moderate U.S.-trained economist for finance minister, unveiling a planned cabinet made up of men and women in equal measure.

• Tuesday, December 5th 2017 - 08:41 UTC

  Mexican frontrunner considers an amnesty for drug-cartel leaders

  

  With less than seven months left for Mexico’s presidential election, the leading candidate caused controversy when he announced a willingness to forgive cartel leaders’ crimes to restore peace throughout the nation.

• Monday, September 10th 2012 - 01:30 UTC

  Mexican political turmoil: opposition leader Lopez Obrador decides to create his party

  

  Mexican opposition leader Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, who twice contested second-place losses in presidential elections, said he would leave his coalition, a move that threatens to create a rift among leftists in Congress.

• Saturday, September 1st 2012 - 06:56 UTC

  Peña Nieto confirmed as president-elect; takes office December first

  

  Mexico's electoral tribunal officially named Enrique Peña Nieto as president-elect on Friday, ending a drawn-out dispute over the results of the July election.

• Friday, July 20th 2012 - 07:37 UTC

  Mexican president-elect accused of laundering money in his campaign

  

  Mexico's ruling conservatives lent their support to accusations that President-elect Enrique Peña Nieto benefited from laundered money in his campaign, piling more pressure on the country's next leader.

• Wednesday, July 4th 2012 - 22:30 UTC

  Mexican election vote recount confirms winner Peña Nieto several points over runner-up

  

  Mexico's election officials on Wednesday recounted votes from more than half the polling booths in Sunday's presidential and congressional elections, responding to claims of fraud and requests for recounts in areas where the race was tight

• Monday, July 2nd 2012 - 06:25 UTC

  Peña Nieto, the new face of the old PRI, next Mexican president

  

  Enrique Peña Nieto leads his rivals in exit polls of Mexico’s presidential election as he seeks to return the once-dominant Institutional Revolutionary Party to power after a 12-year hiatus.