Mexican General Election of 2018
Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador won the presidency with about 53 percent on his third attempt, sweeping aside the traditional parties.
Overview
On July 1, 2018, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, running for the third time after narrow and disputed losses in 2006 and a defeat in 2012, won the presidency with about 53 percent of the vote at the head of a coalition led by Morena, the party he founded in 2014. It was the largest share for any candidate since Mexico's transition to competitive elections, and his coalition also won majorities in both houses of Congress. The traditional parties, the PRI and PAN, suffered historic defeats amid anger over corruption and violence. The election, the largest in Mexican history by number of offices at stake, began a period of Morena dominance.
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