Andrés Manuel López Obrador
Andrés Manuel López Obrador, also known by his initials AMLO, is a Mexican former politician, political scientist, and writer who served as the 65th president of Mexico from 2018 to 2024. He served as Head of Government of Mexico City from 2000 to 2005.
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Aug 17, 2026
Far Right
AMLO remains a daily reference in the mañanera and continues to push his judicial and electoral agenda through his successor.
PAN sees AMLO as the true author of the Plan C reforms that are dismantling checks and balances, and warns that his retirement is only formal.
Aug 16, 2026
Far Left
The former president is drawn into the controversy over his son's visa revocation.
He remains the ideological axis of Morena, and attacks on his family are seen as attacks on the movement.
Aug 13, 2026
Far Right
AMLO remains the dominant force behind Morena, issuing political directives from his base and setting the tone for Sheinbaum's agenda.
PAN views AMLO as the real engine of Mexico's authoritarian drift, and his continued influence confirms the ruling party is not a new project but his continuation.
Aug 12, 2026
Far Right
The former president continues to shape the ruling party's agenda, defending the judicial reform as a democratic triumph in public appearances.
PAN blames him for the dismantling of autonomous institutions like INAI and Cofece, viewing his legacy as the root of the current institutional decay.
Aug 12, 2026
Lean Right
The former president is indirectly implicated because ANAM's corruption scandal involves officials he appointed.
PRI argues AMLO's moral economy rhetoric was cover for crony behavior, and this mansion proves his anti-corruption slogan failed.
Aug 10, 2026
Far Right
The former president remains the ideological anchor of Morena and still influences mañanera-style decisions from his Tulum retreat.
PAN sources blame his reform legacy for the current judicial crisis and for leaving the military in charge of civilian tasks.
Aug 10, 2026
Lean Right
The former president is backing the judicial reform publicly from his retirement.
PRI denounces AMLO's legacy of spending on Pemex and militarized security that led to the current fiscal and violence crisis.
Aug 9, 2026
Far Right
The former president remains an invisible hand in Morena's judicial reform and public security decisions, with Sheinbaum continuing his core policies.
PAN observers blame him for the current institutional decay, and his name still mobilizes fears about the nation's democratic future.
Aug 9, 2026
Lean Right
AMLO remains the ideological backseat driver of Morena, publicly defending the reforms and attacking judges from his retreat in Palenque.
PRI blames him for normalizing attacks on the judiciary, for the record Pemex debt, and for leaving a security strategy in ruins.
Aug 8, 2026
Far Right
The former president remains the moral authority of Morena and publicly attacks the PAN in his daily political commentary.
PAN blames his judicial and militarization policies for creating the current democratic erosion.