1、 https:/crsreports.congress.gov Updated July 17, 2018Mexicos 2018 Elections: Results and Potential Implications On July 1, 2018, Andrs Manuel Lpez Obrador and his leftist MORENA party dominated Mexicos presidential and legislative elections. Lpez Obrador won 53.2% of the presidential vote, more than
2、 30 percentage points ahead of his nearest rival, Ricardo Anaya. MORENAs coalition also won majorities in both chambers of congress. These results demonstrated voters dissatisfaction with the traditional parties and gave Lpez Obrador a strong governing mandate. He is to succeed Enrique Pea Nieto as
3、president on December 1, 2018, and serve a single, six-year term. Election Results The scale of this years elections, combined with record electoral-related violence that resulted in the deaths of more than 150 candidates or politicians, tested Mexicos electoral system. Despite these challenges, mos
4、t observers deemed the elections free and fair. Observers generally praised the National Electoral Institute, the entity that administered the elections of more than 18,000 posts. Many analysts described Mexicos 2018 elections as a competition between candidates who supported continuity and those wh
