Lopez Obrador, Mexico President Pena Nieto meet to talk transition
by Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times
Jul 04, 2018
4 minutes
MEXICO CITY - Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto and the man just elected to succeed him, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, met Tuesday and discussed a number of contentious issues - including the country's sluggish economy, spiraling violence and ongoing negotiations for a new free-trade agreement with the United States and Canada.
During his election campaign, Lopez Obrador denounced the president as a corrupt tool of what he calls the "mafia of power" - an elite clique that he says has long manipulated the country to serve its own interests.
But in comments following the almost two-hour meeting
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