July 1, 2020

Thousands of triumphant supporters crowded the main square of the Mexican capital two years ago to celebrate the resounding victory of Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador - who captured more than half the votes in the presidential election, pledging to improve the lives of the poor, root out rampant corruption and fundamentally alter his predecessors' approach to combating the country's spiralling drug-fuelled violence.

But instead of the sweeping change that captured the imagination of millions of Mexicans who were fed up with traditional politicians, the left-wing leader's time in office has been beset by a badly managed pandemic, economic recession, a record-high homicide rate, and pressure from the Trump administration to curb US-bound migrants.

"In terms of the facts on the ground, the situation in Mexico today is worse than it was before he took office," said Christopher Wilson, deputy director at the Mexico Institute of the Wilson Center.

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