López Obrador concludes Mexican presidency with high social approval rating

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Andrés Manuel López Obrador concludes his presidency of Mexico with a high approval rating of 77%, promoting the development of the less favored sectors and in favor of progressive policies. teleSUR

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00:00On October 1st, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador hands over the presidency of SAGE

00:04to Mexico's first female president, Claudia Sheinbaum.

00:08Afterwards, he has promised he will retire from public life.

00:11This is a piece prepared by our colleague Antonio Aranda to learn more about this character

00:15of the Latin American left.

00:19Andrés Manuel López Obrador concluded his presidential term on September 30th.

00:25Political pollsters indicate that his popularity levels remain at a 77% approval.

00:37López Obrador has been a militant on the left practically all his life.

00:41He was a candidate for the presidency of the republic three times.

00:44In 2018 he won the victory for Morena, a political party he founded, obtaining more than 30 million

00:49votes, the most voted president in history until then.

00:58And I will not fail you.

01:00We are going to apply the three basic principles.

01:03Do not lie.

01:04Do not steal.

01:05Do not betray the people.

01:08Long live Mexico.

01:10Long live Mexico.

01:12Polemic, tough, fierce, combative, intelligent, these are characteristics that his own adversaries

01:19recognize in him on the political arena because he is not afraid to call things by their name.

01:27Those who defame, slander and accuse me are those who believe they are the lords and masters

01:32of Mexico.

01:35They are the ones who really dominate and rule in the leadership of the PRI and the

01:39PAN parties.

01:41They are the ones who use the trick of calling populism or paternalism to the little that

01:46is destined for the benefit of the majorities, but call promotion or rescue to the large

01:51amount that is given to the rapacious minorities.

01:57Born on November 13, 1953 in the municipality of Mocaspana, Tabasco, before becoming president,

02:04the main position he held was that of head of government of Mexico City in the year 2000,

02:08from which he was removed from office.

02:10His main cause throughout his political career can be summed up in one sentence.

02:16Can that preference be given to the humble people, for the good of all Mexicans, first

02:19be the poor?

02:23He has a degree in political science and public administration from the UNAM.

02:27He was forged in the social struggles of country and indigenous people against government abuses

02:31in his native Tabasco and social mobilization has always been one of his strengths.

02:39Let's keep calm and notice that I am asking you for something today.

02:45When we were assaulted, hated for the same reason that many love him, being a man of

02:52the people.

02:54Lopez Obrador leaves a legacy of transformation in Mexico that includes several reforms aimed

02:58at eradicating corruption in government.

03:04The moral economy worked.

03:07There was no corruption, there were no luxuries in the government.

03:11What we saved was used to fight poverty.

03:14The minimum wage increased, there were jobs, healthy public finances.

03:19For the first time in 50 years, there was no devaluation.

03:23We did it all together, thank you.

03:28Lopez Obrador will close his government with more than 1,450 conferences held from the

03:33National Palace.

03:35The last one was officially held on Friday, September 27, and he said goodbye with a phrase

03:39dedicated to the opposition, conservatives and neoliberals.

03:44They couldn't with us, they did to us what the wind did to Juárez, nothing.

03:50Lopez Obrador had his last day of activities as president on Monday, September 30.

03:56And on Tuesday, October 1, he will hand over the presidential sash to Claudia Scheinbaum

04:00and retire from public life.

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