Anti-establishment leftist Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador will be sworn in as Mexico’s next president on Saturday — a dramatic change in direction for a country fed up with corruption, poverty and crime. Lopez Obrador, a 65-year-old former protest leader and Mexico City mayor, has been short on specifics regarding his plans for all of the above. Dismissing such fears, Lopez Obrador is promising a presidency like no other in Mexican history. That long-disused seat of power is where the new president plans to install his offices — sending a message on the kind of change he represents. The American president is pressuring Lopez Obrador to accept a deal to keep asylum-seeking migrants in Mexico while their claims are processed in the United States.

Source: Egypt Independent December 01, 2018 11:37 UTC