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Amlo’s term ends — progress continues
DAVID RABY explains the latest moves by the popular left government and reports that the project is in safe hands as the Morena party’s women leaders wait in the wings to take charge

AMLO, Mexico’s President who has led a progressive government since 2018, now has only one year (in fact slightly less) of a six-year term left. He leaves office on September 30 2024, and the elections are on June 2.

While Amlo is as active as ever in implementing his transformative programme, the succession and the general elections (with a new congress at stake as well) now dominate the political scene.

A first step has already been taken with the internal nomination process in the Morena party, which produced a clear majority for Claudia Sheinbaum (former head of government or metro mayor of Mexico City) as leader of the Fourth Transformation movement (meaning in effect she will be Morena’s presidential candidate).

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