Will there be a spoiler candidate in Mexico’s upcoming presidential elections?
Things haven’t played out exactly as Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador had hoped they might.
For months, his party, Morena, had carefully planned the selection of its presidential candidate. Several months ago, López Obrador gave the green light to start the primary process earlier than the law allowed, and most of the plausible candidates in his party took up the challenge. Six candidates registered, and the primary race soon narrowed down to the two most prominent figures in López Obrador’s inner circle: the former foreign minister, Marcelo Ebrard, and former Mexico City mayor Claudia Sheinbaum.
As the race kicked off, the party insisted it was running a fair contest: The candidate would be chosen through a series of public polls.… Seguir leyendo »