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    Lopez Obrador takes office as Mexican president, vowing to fight corruption

    by Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times Dec 02, 2018 5 minutes

    MEXICO CITY - Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador was sworn into office Saturday as Mexico's president, vowing to do away with corruption and launch a sweeping transformation of Mexican society amid widespread disenchantment spurred by rising crime, unchecked official graft and limited economic opportunities.

    "Today begins a change in the political regime," Lopez Obrador, donning the tricolor presidential sash, told lawmakers convened at the congressional palace where he formally assumed power.

    He pledged to fulfill his campaign promise for a "peaceful and orderly" transformation, "but at the same time, profound and radical," promising to increase social spending and launch infrastructure projects while avoiding new taxes and holding gasoline and energy prices in check.

    "The corruption and impunity that has impeded the rebirth of Mexico will end," the new president added.

    Lopez Obrador made yet another bow

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