What do you think of it so far? Voters rate Amlo's Mexico 'transformation'
David Agren in Mexico City and Analy Nuño in Guadalajara
Fri 4 Jun 2021
5.00 EDT
President Andrés Manuel López Obrador remains popular but midterm elections may reflect judgments of his handling of the pandemic and endemic violence
Nearly three years have passed since Andrés Manuel López Obrador was elected president of Mexico and, before a sea of euphoric supporters, promised: “I will not fail you. You will not be disappointed.”
“I knew he wouldn’t fail us because I felt so sure about him and because we knew that his plan for the nation was achievable,” said Teresa Sordo Vilchis, a 71-year-old obradorista who has been a dedicated follower for more than a decade – and believes her leader has been true to his word.
“He’s a person who has defects like everyone – but I’ve no doubt at all about his love for the country,” the social activist enthused this week, praising his oath to govern, rather than plunder Latin America’s No 2 economy. “He’s the best president Mexico has ever had.”
But as the country gears up for what will be the biggest vote in its history others are not so sure, and Sunday’s midterm elections are widely viewed as a referendum on López Obrador’s divisive and, some say, increasingly authoritarian administration.
More:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jun/04/andres-manuel-lopez-obrador-amlo-mexico-midterm-elections