ELECTION 2018 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION Andrés Manuel López Obrador is the virtual winner of the Presidential election. This situation would respond to a candidate that was able to capitalize on the high social discontent and an 18 year political effort. The AMLO effect is reflected at the national level, since the Coalition that he leads will obtain different strategic positions, such as the Head of Government of Mexico City, 4 governorships, majority in the Federal Congress, majority in more than 15 local congresses, among other local posts. This electoral process will result in a substantial change in the national political order. ELECTION 2018 PRESIDENCY NDRÉS ANUEL ÓPEZ BRADOR RESULTS A M L O President-Elect virtual November 13, 1953 (64 years). BA in Political Science and Public Administration from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). Founder of the National Regeneration Movement (MORENA) party and 53.1% virtual candidate elected to the Presidency by the Coalition Juntos Haremos Historia, formed by MORENA, the Labor Party (PT) and the Social Encounter Party (PES). He was a presidential candidate in the 2006 and 2012 elections. Before founding of MORENA (2014) he served as President of the Democratic Total votes: 30, 113, 483 Revolution Party (PRD) from 1996 to 1999. He was elected as Head of Andrés Manuel López Obrador Government of Mexico City from 2000 to 2005, obtaining 37.5% of the votes Juntos Haremos Historia in the elections against 24.5% of the second place (Santiago Creel - PAN). His 63.4% administration was distinguished by the construction of the second floor of PARTICIPATION the Periférico (the most important road in the city); the expansion of social programs aimed for single mothers; students, unemployed, rural producers, micro-entrepreneurs, senior-citizens and people with disabilities. Some social rights were inserted into the Law, among them, the Universal 53.1 Alimony Pension for Older Adults, the delivery of school supplies to students of public basic education, the Support Program for Persons with Disabilities 30,113,483 and Comprehensive Care for Single Mothers. The Medical Care and Free Medicines Program is worth noting, ever since 725 families, who did not have social security, were given access to health services. In addition, the Autonomous University of Mexico City was founded. 22.2 The management of Mr. López Obrador of Mexico’s City finances obtained 16.4 the maximum positive rating of triple A (Fitch, Moody's and Standard & 12,610,471 Poors). 9, 289, 853 5.2 Since the beginning of the 2018 electoral process, he remained at front of all 2,961,732 the electoral polls. The reason is that he was the only candidate who managed to yield the high social discontent, condition that was reflected in a historical AMLO ANAYA MEADE BRONCO participation of voters in his favor. ELECTION 2018 PRESIDENCY GOVERNMENT PROPOSALS During his campaign, Andrés Manuel López Obrador presented his Project of Nation 2018-2024, in which, his main proposals to address the main issues of the country are detailed. GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS EDUCATION, VALUES, CULTURE AND SCIENCE Turn the State into a promoter of the political, economic and social Review the Educational Reform. development of the country. Republican Austerity that complements the fight against Education for everyone; gratuity at all educational levels. corruption, as main axes of the nation’s project. Assure admission to every citizen who desires university education. True and efficient open government; Reform the Constitution in order to expand the scope of popular demands. Inclusive education plan in coordination with: teachers, parents and Reduce the size of the federal administration without sacrificing the pedagogues. quality of government. ECONOMY AND DEVELOPMENT SECURITY Zero debt policy. Create the Ministry of Public Security and remove the attributions from the Ministry of the Interior. Reduce income tax to 20% in the border area. Public Prosecutors Professionalization. Autonomy of the Bank of Mexico and macroeconomic equilibrium. The security cabinet will be integrated by the Attorney General's Reorient public spending. Office and the Ministry of the Interior, National Defense and the Navy. Tax Policy 2019-2024; not increase nor create new taxes in order to generate macroeconomic stability, with balanced public finances. Establish a single police command with 32 state corporations ELECTION 2018 PRESIDENCY GOVERNMENT PROPOSALS HEALTH SUSTAINABILITY Strengthen and expand the public health system (IMSS, ISSSTE, Enactment of a General Water Law establishing the resource as a SSA). human right. Free access to health services and medicines for population without National program for climate change adaptation. social security. Conservation through the sustainable use of biodiversity. Public policies for national production and procurement of Development of renewable energy sources; hydroelectric, solar and medicines and vaccines as a national security issue. tidal plants. Promote the national production of medicines. Development of indigenous communities by conserving their natural heritage. FOREIGN AFFAIRS SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT Multilateral Foreign Policy; create a new dialogue with North State Social Policy: Address poverty firstly by ensuring income and America, maintaining cooperation for development. skills development. International collaboration for the fight against tax havens. Annually attend 2.6 million young citizens living in vulnerable situations. Promote the integral development of the areas with the highest migration rates. Incorporate physical activity into the citizenship. Sign an "Alliance for Progress" with Canada, the US and Central Scholarships to young citizen that do not study nor work. American countries in order to boost employment. ELECTION 2018 PRESIDENCY TRANSITION TEAM Andrés Manuel López Obrador announced the team that will be in coordination with the current Federal Government for a orderly transition process. Among other issues, the Transition Team would be in charge of designing the 2019 Economic Package (budget and income). Economic Policy Internal Affairs Carlos Manuel Urzúa Macías Olga Sánchez Cordero Alfonso Romo Garza Tatiana Clouthier Gerardo Esquivel Arturo Herrera Gutiérrez Media César Yañez Centeno Cabrera External Affairs Héctor Vasconcelos NAFTA Negotiator Jesus Seade Kuri Marcelo Ebrard Casaubón ELECTION 2018 PRESIDENCY Alfonso Romo Garza Businessman in the area of genetic and transgenic experimentation. His previous projects such as: Grupo Pulsar, Savia, Seminis, Tabamex y Grupo Monterrey, allowed him to came up with Synthetic Genomics, a company in INNER CIRCLE charge of transplant research. He worked with the PAN candidates Vicente Fox and Felipe Calderón, in 2011 he announced his support to López Obrador and later became the General Coordinator of his Nation Project 2018 – 2024. Alejandro Esquer Verdugo Gabriel García Hernández Private secretary of AMLO when he was PRD’s General Secretary of MORENA. He worked in the National President and Head of Government of Government of Mexico City with AMLO, as Mexico City. Director of Acquisitions in the Administrative Office. Marcelo Ebrard Andrés Manuel López Beltran He started his political career within the PRI under the leadership of Manuel Camacho Son of Andrés Manuel; BA in Political Solís. He was a Federal Congressman for the Sciences and Public Administration PVEM and candidate for the Head of from UNAM. He is in charge of forming Government in 2000 for the Democratic 5,600 sectional committees. Center Party, however he declined in favor of AMLO. He served as Head of Government, Minister of Local Security and Minister of Social Development. As Head of Yeidckol Polevnsky Government of Mexico City he had an acceptance level of 80%. President of the National Chamber of the Transformation Industry (CANACINTRA) in 2002. She served as a member of the board of directors of Nacional Financiera (Nafin), the Bank of Foreign Trade (Bancomext) and as Senator of in the LX and LXI Legislatures. Currently, she is President of the National Regeneration Movement Party Cesar Yañez Centeno Cabrera (MORENA). He was the Social Communication Director during Tatiana Clouthier López Obrador’s government in Mexico City. Since Daughter of Manuel Clouthier, presidential candidate of PAN 1988. then he has been in charge of coordinating the She has been a Federal Congresswoman, candidate for the press and he serves as a spokesperson of MORENA. Municipal Presidency of San Pedro Garza García, NL. She was AMLO’s campaign coordinator. ELECTION 2018 PRESIDENCY PROPOSED CABINET Jorge Alcocer Varela Health Víctor Villalobos María Luisa Albores Agriculture Social Development Alejandra Fausto Guerrero Marcelo Ebrad Culture Foreign Affairs Germán Martínez Cázares Carlos Manuel Urzúa Social Security Finance & Public Credit Guillermo Meyer Falcón Graciela Márquez Colin Urban Development Economy María Elena Álvarez Buylla Olga Sánchez Cordero Science and Technology Interior Esteban Moctezuma Javier Jiménez Espriú Education Communications & Transportation Alfonso Durazo Josefa González Blanco Security Environment Irma Sandoval Ballesteros Transparency Luisa María Alcalde Miguel Ángel Torruco Labor Jesús Seade Kuri Tourism NAFTA Negotiator 8 ELECTION 2018 PRESIDENCY KEY DATES July 1st August September October December 3 Deadline for the court to 1 LXIV Legislature’s 8 Deadline for parties to 1 Presidential inauguration. resolve the dispute trials Installation submit to the INE their related
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