MEXICO CITY — The Latest on the inauguration of Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (all times local):12:40 p.m.New Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador reached out to the U.S. and Canada in his inaugural speech to Congress. ——11:20 a.m.Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has been sworn in as the first leftist president in Mexico in over 70 years. 10:10 a.m.British Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn is getting an especially warm welcome at the inauguration of Mexico’s new leftist President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador. Incoming President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador says he won’t live there and will use it as a cultural centre instead. ——8:20 a.m.Mexico’s new president, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, hasn’t yet been sworn, but new cabinet secretaries have already taken over key security posts.

Source: National Post December 01, 2018 14:27 UTC