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===President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (2018–2024)===
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{{See also|Andrés Manuel López Obrador|2019–2020 Mexico–Bolivia diplomatic crisis|2024 raid on the Mexican embassy in Ecuador}}
[[File:Reunión_con_el_presidente_electo_y_equipos_de_trabajo_10.jpg|thumb|[[Cabinet of Mexico|Cabinet Officers]] of [[Andrés Manuel López Obrador]] (left) and of [[Enrique Peña Nieto]] (right).]]

On July 1, 2018, [[Andrés Manuel López Obrador]] was [[2018 Mexican general election|elected]] president with 30,112,109 votes (53.19% of the total votes cast.) Lopez Obrador is the leader of the [[National Regeneration Movement]] and he headed the ''[[Juntos Haremos Historia]]'' coalition.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.elsoldemexico.com.mx/analisis/resultados-elecciones-2018-1848256.html|title=Resultados elecciones 2018|last=Ávila Ruiz|first=Daniel Gabriel|publisher=El Sol de Mexico|date=July 18, 2019|access-date=March 10, 2019|language=es|trans-title=Election results, 1018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Mexico's 2018 Elections: Results and Potential Implications |url=https://fas.org/sgp/crs/row/IF10867.pdf |website=[[Congressional Research Service]] |access-date=November 25, 2021 |date=July 17, 2018 |archive-date=February 4, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240204185534/https://sgp.fas.org/crs/row/IF10867.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> Known for his populist policies, focus on combating corruption, and promoting social welfare programs aimed at addressing poverty and inequality in the country.

On 1 December 2018, López Obrador was sworn in as Mexico's first leftist president in decades.<ref>{{cite news |title=Mexico's López Obrador sworn in as first leftist president in decades |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-46415993 |work=BBC News |date=2 December 2018 |archive-date=14 April 2021 |access-date=18 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210414234544/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-46415993 |url-status=live }}</ref> The administration has had to contend with the [[COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico|coronavirus pandemic]].{{Citation needed|date=August 2022}} AMLO made his first trip outside the country to travel to Washington D.C. to sign the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/08/us/politics/trump-mexico-president-andres-manuel-lopez-obrador.html Trump and AMLO sign USMCA New York Times 08 July 2020] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200709000002/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/08/us/politics/trump-mexico-president-andres-manuel-lopez-obrador.html |date=9 July 2020 }} accessed 16 July 2020</ref>  Has been a prominent figure in Mexican politics for decades, known for his advocacy for the marginalized, his nationalist stance on economic issues, and his criticism of [[neoliberal]] policies. His presidency has been marked by efforts to reduce violence, stimulate economic growth, and promote social programs, while also facing challenges such as managing relations with the United States and addressing criticism over his administration's approach to governance and policy implementation.

In June 2021 [[2021 Mexican legislative election|midterm elections]], López Obrador's left-leaning coalition maintained a simple majority, but López Obrador failed to secure the two-thirds congressional supermajority.<ref>{{cite news |author=Karol Suarez, Rafael Romo and Joshua Berlinger |title=Mexico's President loses grip on power in midterm elections marred by violence |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2021/06/07/americas/mexico-elections-intl-hnk/index.html |work=CNN |archive-date=2021-11-17 |access-date=2021-11-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211117000839/https://edition.cnn.com/2021/06/07/americas/mexico-elections-intl-hnk/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref>