Article 5JS04 Mexico elections: President Amlo fails to win super-majority in midterms

Mexico elections: President Amlo fails to win super-majority in midterms

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David Agren in Mexico City
from World news | The Guardian on (#5JS04)

But president's Morena party keeps its majority in the lower house of congress

Mexican voters have denied President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador a mega-majority in midterm elections, though his Morena party kept its majority in the lower house of congress with the support of a controversial ally.

Voters also showed little enthusiasm for Mexico's rightwing opposition, which remains reviled after its decisive 2018 defeat by Lopez Obrador, who swept to power promising to curb corruption and put the poor first.

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