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 is the 58th and current President of Mexico since 1 December 2018.[4] He held the position of 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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| 58th President of Mexico | |
| Assumed office 1 December 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Enrique Peña Nieto |
| 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 | 13 November 1953[1] Tepetitán, Mexico |
| 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 |
López Obrador was a candidate in the 2012 presidential election representing 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 is the leader of the National Regeneration Movement (MORENA) and is the party's pre-candidate for the 2018 presidential race.[6][7] He is the current 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]
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ "Semblanza". Lopezobrador.org.mx. Archived from the original on November 29, 2016. Retrieved December 10, 2016. Cite uses deprecated parameter
|deadurl=(help) - ↑ "Las 6 promesas económicas de AMLO". CNNExpansión. November 5, 2011. Archived from the original on April 6, 2012. Cite uses deprecated parameter
|deadurl=(help) - ↑ 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. Cite uses deprecated parameter
|deadurl=(help) - ↑ "Mexican leftist Lopez Obrador leads presidential race polls". Reuters. Retrieved January 8, 2018. Cite uses deprecated parameter
|deadurl=(help) - ↑ "Semblanza de Andres Manuel López Obrador". MORENA. May 1, 2012. Archived from the original on May 1, 2012. Cite uses deprecated parameter
|deadurl=(help) - ↑ 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 Spanish). Retrieved 13 December 2017.
- ↑ "Exclusive: Mexican leftist has 11-point lead ahead of 2018 election - poll". Reuters. Retrieved January 8, 2018. Cite uses deprecated parameter
|deadurl=(help) - ↑ "Hacia 2018, arranque cerrado a tres fuerzas". El Economista (in Spanish). Retrieved January 8, 2018. Cite uses deprecated parameter
|deadurl=(help) - ↑ "Mexico presidential favorite puts himself at heart of security plan". Reuters. Retrieved January 8, 2018. Cite uses deprecated parameter
|deadurl=(help) - ↑ "AMLO lidera encuesta entre presidenciales". El Siglo de Durango (in Spanish). January 4, 2018. Retrieved January 8, 2018.
- ↑ "Mexico's Presidential Front-Runner Proposes Urzua for Finance Minister". Bloomberg. Retrieved January 8, 2018. Cite uses deprecated parameter
|deadurl=(help) - ↑ Murray, Christine; Oré, Diego. "Mexican Lopez Obrador wins historic election landslide for left". Reuters. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
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