Why allegations about his son could hurt Mexico’s president
Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s son does not share his father’s distaste for luxury
“WHAT ARE we fighting for? To end corruption…The formula is simple but effective—to govern by example.” So said Andrés Manuel López Obrador when he was campaigning for his country’s presidency. He was right that Mexicans were fed up with the racketeering and scandals that had marred previous governments. Since coming to office in 2018, he has made personal austerity a symbol, abolishing the presidential guard, moving out of the spacious official residence and flying around the country in economy class. Largely as a result, his approval rating in opinion polls hovers at 60%.
This article appeared in the The Americas section of the print edition under the headline “The mansion and the first son”
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