Mexico's next president? Lopez Obrador is running hard.

From: Commonweal | Date: December 2, 2005| Author: Grayson, George W. | Copyright information

With Mexican President Vicente Fox's single term due to expire in late 2006, a front-runner has emerged to succeed him: Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador. While it's too early to predict the winner, Lopez Obrador enjoys a 5 point lead in the polls over other contenders. The self-described "little ray of hope" for the poor resigned as Mexico City's mayor on July 31 in order to hit the campaign trail. Lopez Obrador has often clashed with the ineffectual Fox, a businessman-turned-politician...

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