Posted on 12/02/2018 8:06:50 AM PST by BenLurkin
Among the most pressing questions looming over him are how willing he would be to pay a political price to make hard decisions and whether he will respect the country’s institutions that could try to rein him in.
AMLO is promising a “fourth transformation” inspired by three previous political, economic and social disruptions credited with changing the course of Mexican history. His sweeping victory in July earned him the soaring clout most politicians can only dream of. His newly formed Morena party took both the House of Deputies and the Senate, giving him the ability to pass budgets, modify laws and even reform the Constitution.
During the transition, AMLO has shown that he is not afraid to use his popular support to send a message. But his plan to carry out a series of plebiscites played out like a sham instead of giving legitimacy to his proposals. The low-turnout referendums were plagued by irregularities, with journalists showing how people could easily vote multiple times and polling stations placed mostly in areas won by AMLO’s party during the presidential election.
For a man who repeatedly denounced previous elections as unfair and illegitimate, it seems as though he learned all the wrong lessons and even before his inauguration has put his presidential thumb on the electoral scales
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Huh. Just like the 'Rat Party here in the USA.
“has put his presidential thumb on the electoral scales”
It’s what commies always do.
They just cannot help themselves. It’s who they are.
The cartel will tell him what to do period.
Of course the Post doesn’t like him; whatever he is, he’s bound to oppose the globalist elites.
Gotta love these guys. Not only do they know best how to run America, they’re experts on Mexico as well.
You say you want a revolutioooooon...weeell, you know....
Maybe he will confiscate all foreign assets?
You honestly think a radical socialist is going to oppose the “global elites”...heck, he’s part of them.
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