The silver-haired, baseball-loving López Obrador has said he would retire to his country home in the jungles of southern Mexico. “I’ll be able to admire the plants, the trees, the birds, doing my exercises to stay in shape," López Obrador said at a news conference. “I will retire in three months," López Obrador shouted in a raspy voice, as the crowd clapped and implored him to stay, yelling, “No! López Obrador is known as a polarizing leader with an authoritarian streak who has concentrated power in the presidency. One such squatter community is named after López Obrador, who last year promised residents they would never be expelled from their homes.

Source: Wall Street Journal June 30, 2024 02:03 UTC