Lopez Obrador sworn in as Mexico's president

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Source: The Hill

Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador was officially sworn in Saturday, becoming the country’s first leftist president in more than 70 years.

López Obrador pledged “a peaceful and orderly transition, but one that is deep and radical ... because we will end the corruption and impunity that prevent Mexico’s rebirth,” according to the Associated Press.

The 65-year-old political veteran has vowed to transform Mexico and reboot the country’s sluggish economy. A left-leaning populist, he has said that he intends to build more state-owned oil refineries and encourage Mexicans to consume more domestic products during his administration.

“Mexico’s crisis originated not only with the failure of the neoliberal policies applied over the last 36 years,” he said in his inaugural speech, “but also in the prevalence of the filthiest corruption.”

Read more: https://thehill.com/policy/international/americas/419275-lopez-obrador-sworn-in-as-mexicos-president

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A new beginning? Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador during his inaugural address earlier today.

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1. Congratulations AMLO

May your presidency be long and prosperous. Also if you legalize marijuana like you say you will you will do a tremendous service in reducing the influence of gangs in your country and the US.

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2. Cartels are already trafficking meth and humans.

It’ll make zero difference.
But I wish him well as a leftist and a Mexicanist.

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3. Taking away some of their money will mean something

They still will have a lot of power but legalization of cannabis would take some money away from their cartels. They would then have fewer resources to do the smuggling of humans and other drugs. If he can rid the massive corruption they have it would make a huge difference as well.