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Periscope.
Byline: Joseph Contreras, Owen Matthews, Mark Hosenball and Emily Flynn Vencat, John Sparks, Malak Hamwi, Jonathan Mummolo, Barrett Sheridan
Mexico: Obrador Burns His Bridges
Only Mexico's electoral tribunal has the authority to declare the winner of a presidential election, but that's not stopping Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador. The former mayor of Mexico City, and runner-up in Mexico's closely contested vote, declared last week that he would proceed with plans to hold a "national democratic convention" on Mexico's Independence Day in mid-September that would proclaim him president-elect. That bold announcement followed publication of an interview last ...
- Lopez Obrador is pushing Mexico to the edge.
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune July 25, 2006 700+ words
...credibility questioned by Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, the losing presidential aspirant...three authorized electoral counts, Lopez Obrador again raised his conspiracy theories...trouble from the fiery contender, Lopez Obrador initially followed institutional procedures...
- Left-leaning Lopez Obrador barely leads Mexican presidential race.
- Newspaper article from: Dallas Morning News (Dallas, TX) June 17, 2006 700+ words
...presidential front-runner Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador rattled off potentially high-dollar...have to understand," the leftist Lopez Obrador said at a recent rally in conservative...crowd, wearing yellow T-shirts of Lopez Obrador's Party of the Democratic Revolution...
- Popular leftist Lopez Obrador is the man to beat for president.
- Newspaper article from: Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL) May 5, 2006 700+ words
...mosquito-infested swamp. Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, the former Mexico City mayor hoping...a place to farm. It was here that Lopez Obrador got his passion for working with the...are roots of what critics say are Lopez Obrador's crowd-pleasing rhetoric, his...
- Mexico's Lopez Obrador dealt a setback: Failed presidential candidate...
- Newspaper article from: Dallas Morning News (Dallas, TX) October 19, 2006 700+ words
...politically from the U.S., Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador now seems to be the incredible shrinking...presidential loss on July 2, Mr. Lopez Obrador suffered a new defeat this week when...Tabasco. Weeks of campaigning by Mr. Lopez Obrador did nothing for candidate Raul Ojeda...
- CENTER-LEFT CANDIDATE LOPEZ OBRADOR FOLLOWS THROUGH WITH THREAT TO FORM...
- Magazine article from: SourceMex Economic News & Analysis on Mexico September 20, 2006 700+ words
...center-left candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador and his supporters have moved toward...a gathering of more than 150,000 Lopez Obrador supporters in Mexico City's massive...Accion Nacional (PAN), defeated Lopez Obrador by less than 250,000 votes (see...
- Mexico's next president? Lopez Obrador is running hard.
- Magazine article from: Commonweal Grayson, George W. December 2, 2005 700+ words
...emerged to succeed him: Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador. While it's too early to predict the winner, Lopez Obrador enjoys a 5 point lead in the polls...order to hit the campaign trail. Lopez Obrador has often clashed with the ineffectual...
- Lopez Obrador isn't fading away quietly.
- Newspaper article from: Dallas Morning News (Dallas, TX) September 14, 2006 700+ words
...presidential candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador calls for peaceful insurrection against...analyst Raymundo Riva Palacio said Lopez Obrador's rejection of the July 2 election...City protests. "To the degree that Lopez Obrador's strategy raises more doubts in...
- SEVERAL POLLS SHOW CENTER-LEFT CANDIDATE ANDRES MANUEL LOPEZ OBRADOR WITH LEAD...
- Magazine article from: SourceMex Economic News & Analysis on Mexico November 30, 2005 700+ words
...former Mexico City mayor Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador is leading his two closest rivals. Lopez Obrador will represent the center-left Partido...published during November show support for Lopez Obrador in a range between 29% and 35%, with...
Source: HighBeam Research, Periscope.