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Go in depth on the latest trends in Latin American politics, economics, and culture in this podcast series by Americas Society/Council of the Americas.Read more »
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Why Mexico's Election Will Redraw the Country's Political Map
Jun 12
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34 minutes
The closer we get to Mexico's July 1 vote, the more Andrés Manuel López Obrador's poll lead grows, and some 3,400 seats are up for grabs-about 60 percent more than in the 2012 vote-which helps MORENA, AMLO's political party. "MORENA will have a lot of jobs to offer," pollster Jorge Buendía told AS/COA's Carin Zissis in Mexico City. "And the question here is, then what are going to be the checks and balances on López Obrador?"
Check out Oraculus' "poll of polls." https://oraculus.mx/
Access our Mexico Election Guide. http://www.as-coa.org/mxelex
Check the poll tracker. https://bit.ly/2s1fvMlRead more »
The closer we get to Mexico's July 1 vote, the more Andrés Manuel López Obrador's poll lead grows, and some 3,400 seats are up for grabs-about 60 percent more than in the 2012 vote-which helps MORENA, AMLO's political party. "MORENA will have a lot of jobs to offer," pollster Jorge Buendía told AS/COA's Carin Zissis in Mexico City. "And the question here is, then what are going to be the checks and balances on López Obrador?"
Check out Oraculus' "poll of polls." https://oraculus.mx/
Access our Mexico Election Guide. http://www.as-coa.org/mxelex
Check the poll tracker. https://bit.ly/2s1fvMlRead Less
