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.