The Candidacy of Andrés Manuel López Obrador: towards a Case Study in Electoral Politics

This article´s focus is the candidacy of Andrés Manuel López Obrador as a guiding thread to understand the emergence of a potent left electoral option in Mexico in the past election. He is operating with significant disadvantages in terms of resources, and so if Mexico were a well-developed formal...

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Autor principal: Lund, Daniel; MUNDOS
Lenguaje:Español
Publicado: Facultad de Ciencias Políticas y Sociales 2013
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Acceso en línea:http://www.revistas.unam.mx/index.php/rmop/article/view/41833
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Sumario:This article´s focus is the candidacy of Andrés Manuel López Obrador as a guiding thread to understand the emergence of a potent left electoral option in Mexico in the past election. He is operating with significant disadvantages in terms of resources, and so if Mexico were a well-developed formal democracy much of what López Obrador has attempted in electoral strategies and media tactics would be regarded as  innovative.But Mexico is still very early in the process of a transition, his approaches take on the character of institutional challenges. The study is drawn from surveys, qualitative studies and interviews with participants in the process.