July 1st 2018

The candidate of “Juntos haremos historia” -together we will make history- Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO), resulted as the winner of the presidential election this Sunday in Mexico, according to the exit polls released tonight.

In this way and in his third try, AMLO will become in the First leftist President in Mexico, after a process marked by the violence, the massive vote-buying and a polling day full of tensions and risk of overflow. José Antonio Meade, the official candidate of the PRI, came out to recognize the triumph of Andres Manual Lopez Obrador, who became in an electoral whirlwind this Sunday. Overwhelmed, not only in the federal election but also in the state and local polls of other entities where governors, mayors, and deputies were voted.

The pollster Mitofsky revealed in Mexico's main television network that AMLO has overwhelmed with the 43% of the votes to his favor; letting behind to Ricardo Anaya with the 23.5% and José Antonio Meade with the 22%.

Staff Translator: Pamela Ortíz