On March 10, 2019, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador completed the first 100 days of his six-year term.
Much has already occurred: AMLO decided to definitively halt the construction of Mexico City’s New International Airport, the largest public works project ever undertaken in Mexico; proposed repealing the National Education Reform; suspended oil bids and auctions for renewables; gained congressional support to create a National Guard; launched a campaign to fight fuel theft; and raised the minimum wage.
AMLO’s popularity is high, hovering between 67-85%, depending on the polling firm. Nonetheless, markets and credit-rating agencies are apprehensive that the president's policies could have an adverse effect on public finances and investment.
Experts took stock of AMLO's first 100 days in office and looked ahead in this Ground Truth Briefing.
