The candidate of López Obrador's party, former Mexico City mayor Claudia Sheinbaum, leads in polls. On Nov. 20, López Obrador published a decree stating that if private freight operators refuse to run passenger service, the government would step in to do so. On Dec. 26, López Obrador launched a state-owned airline at a time when most countries have decided to shut down or sell off their own. “Of course these (López Obrador’s programs) are the foundations, the base of what our government will be, and what’s more we are going to present other proposals,” Sheinbaum said. López Obrador has defended his free spending ways and increased debt, saying it was less than the debt his predecessors had piled up.

Source: ABC News February 16, 2024 09:43 UTC