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Anti-establishment leftist Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador won Mexico’s presidential election Sunday with more than half the vote, according to an official projection of the results, a resounding rejection of the country’s established parties.
The fiery leftist known as “Amlo” won between 53 and 53.8 percent of the vote, according to a projection by the National Electoral Institute, based on a sample of polling stations.
It gave Ricardo Anaya of the conservative National Action Party (PAN) between 22.1 and 22.8 per cent, Jose Antonio Meade of the ruling Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) between 15.7 and 16.3 per cent, and independent candidate Jaime Rodriguez between 5.3 and 5.5 per cent.
Thousands of ecstatic supporters flooded central Mexico City's Zocalo square and Alameda park, celebrating to the sounds of mariachi music as Lopez Obrador slowly made his way there from his campaign headquarters in a motorcade, swarmed by huge crowds.
"The government was failing. We needed a real change," said one elated supporter, Jose Gutierrez, 44.
Runner-up Ricardo Anaya of the conservative National Action Party (PAN) and third-place candidate Jose Antonio Meade of the ruling Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) both congratulated Lopez Obrador and wished him success.
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Trump congratulates new leftist leader
US President Donald Trump congratulated Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on his landslide victory in Mexico’s presidential vote, saying he looks “very much forward to working” with the anti-establishment leftist.
"There is much to be done that will benefit both the United States and Mexico!” tweeted the US Republican leader, whose anti-trade, anti-immigration policies have plunged bilateral ties between the neighbors to a historic low.
Congratulations to Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on becoming the next President of Mexico. I look very much forward to working with him. There is much to be done that will benefit both the United States and Mexico!Talks to renegotiate the terms of the pact between the US, Mexico and Canada have been bogged down by efforts to satisfy Trump’s demands.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 2, 2018
Please read my statement on the results of the Mexican presidential election: https://t.co/vJRGjOpy1tThe sea change in Mexican politics comes as talks to renegotiate the NAFTA pact have stalled over attempts to satisfy US President Donald Trump’s demands.
— Justin Trudeau (@JustinTrudeau) July 2, 2018
#LIVE | @lopezobrador_: "we will govern for all. Poor and rich. With an emphasis on the humblest. For the good of all, first the poor."#MexicoDecide #VotaMexico #Elecciones2018https://t.co/aljnVCAyFxhttps://t.co/w9EZWTao5W pic.twitter.com/jExggZmmK3Major shift in Mexican politics:
— teleSUR English (@telesurenglish) July 2, 2018
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