Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador wins Mexico presidential election

MEXICO CITY - Leftist candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador won a historic victory in Sunday's presidential elections, ushering in a new epoch in Mexican politics that could have profound implications for the country's domestic and international policies - including Mexico's relationship with the United States, its northern neighbor.

Lopez Obrador clinched a landslide triumph even before any official results were released, his projected margin of victory at about 20 points - the largest in Mexico's recent electoral history. His competitors conceded shortly after exit polls showing the firebrand populist with a commanding lead.

The now president-elect - though the results still need to be certified by Mexico's electoral institute - left his campaign headquarters in the capital's Roma district in a white sedan, which was mobbed by well-wishers and supporters seeking selfies as the car made its way to his campaign headquarters downtown.