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Mexico & Nafta - December 2011 (ISSN 1741-444X)
López Obrador shows he is serious
A big political surprise was sprung by the leftwing Partido de la Revolución Democrática (PRD) in the second half of November. At the beginning of the month the party looked to be heading for oblivion after failing to organise internal party elections to pick the committees that would nominate the party’s congressional candidates for 2012. However, the bizarre decision to use competing opinion polls to pick the PRD’s 2012 presidential candidate not only produced a clear result but also one that was accepted by the defeated candidate. The winner, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, 59, then built on this success by donning a suit and allowing himself to be interviewed on Televisa, a broadcaster he frequently castigates, appearing moderate and modern.
