MEXICO CITY—José Antonio Meade resigned as Mexico’s finance minister on Monday and said he hoped to become the candidate of the ruling Institutional Revolutionary Party in next year’s presidential election, a nomination he is expected to capture with the support of President Enrique Peña Nieto. “I (seek the candidacy) after 20 years of serving my country ... with integrity and honesty,” Mr. Meade said in a speech at the Finance Ministry. José Antonio González Anaya, the head of state-run oil company Petróleos Mexicanos, or...

Source: Wall Street Journal November 27, 2017 17:56 UTC