I arrived in Mexico in mid 2005, just as Lopez Obrador's tenure as Head of the DF government was coming to an end. But I'd spent a couple of weeks in the city a few years earlier, when his administration was just getting to grips with the job at hand. From my point of limited … Continue reading AMLO
The photo is from 2006, and Lopez Obrador's first attempt to win the office of president. This protest occurred at the IFE building across the road from our home. Obrador came and gave a speech to a sizeable and noisy crowd there. Voto por voto! I think I took this photo on that very day. … Continue reading #TBT El Presidente
Back in 2006, Mexicans went to the polls in what was a contentious, controversial and ultimately very close presidential election. The result wasn't what roughly half the population wanted. And that half of the population were angry. Very angry. The protests went on for what seemed like years - possibly because it was years. There was … Continue reading #TBT The Election
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