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    In Mexico, a victory at long last for the left and a two-time loser

    by Kate Linthicum and Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times Jul 02, 2018 4 minutes

    MEXICO CITY - Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador's landslide victory in Mexico's presidential race Sunday was not just a triumph for the left. It was also sweet redemption for a man who spent more than a dozen years running for the office.

    After two losses, his self-discipline and dogged, near-constant schedule of campaigning finally paid off.

    "I won't fail you," he told a crowd of jubilant supporters in the capital city's central square late Sunday night, pledging to bring about "a new phase of Mexico."

    The location was highly symbolic. After his razor-thin loss in the 2006 presidential race, Lopez Obrador alleged electoral fraud and rallied

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