Who's Afraid of Mexican Populism?
Andrés Manuel López Obrador, the newly elected president, could take a pragmatic approach or go the way of Venezuela.
In many ways, Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s victory Sunday in the Mexican presidential electionsseemed preordained. The socialist former Mexico City mayor is a two-time presidential candidate. He has been labeled a populist, an , , and a “.” His ascent to the pinnacle of Mexican politics, after failed runs in 2006and 2012, is as much a testament to his campaign as it is to the fact that Mexico’s dominant political parties are deeply unpopular, the economy is sputtering, and systemic corruption and crime are rampant. In such a scenario, López Obrador, who is
