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International reactions following Ándres Manuel López Obrador's overwhelming victory

Andrés Manuel López Obrador won Mexico’s Presidency in a landslide victory on Sunday, setting the stage for the most left-wing government in the country’s democratic history

Presidential candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador gestures as he addresses supporters after polls closed in the presidential election, in Mexico City, Mexico - Photo: Goran Tomasevic/REUTERS

English| 02-07-18 |15:15|Newsroom & Agencies | Actualizada |02-07-18 |15:23|

Redacción El Universal

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Andrés Manuel López Obrador

won Mexico’s Presidency in a landslide victory on Sunday, setting the stage for the most left-wing government in the country’s democratic history.

The 64-year-old former Mexico City mayor won with the widest margin in a presidential election since the 1980s, according to an official quick count that showed him taking more than half the vote—some 30 points ahead of his nearest rival.

Rivals Ricardo Anaya , a former head of the National Action Party ( PAN ), and ruling Institutional Revolutionary Party ( PRI ) candidate José Antonio Meade , conceded defeat within minutes of exit polls.

On Twitter, public officials around the world have congratulated the leftist on his victory.

U.S. President Donald Trump

wrote:

Congratulations to Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on becoming the next President of Mexico. I look very much forward to working with him. There is much to be done that will benefit both the United States and Mexico!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 2, 2018

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau

, issued a statement on the results of the Mexican Presidential Election:

Please read my statement on the results of the Mexican presidential election: https://t.co/vJRGjOpy1t
— Justin Trudeau (@JustinTrudeau) July 2, 2018

French President Emmanuel Macron

wrote in French: "My warmest congratulations to Andrés Manuel López Obrador for his beautiful democratic victory in Mexico."

Mes félicitations les plus chaleureuses à Andrés Manuel López Obrador pour sa belle victoire démocratique au Mexique. La France est unie au peuple mexicain par une amitié forte et ancienne. Nous poursuivrons notre excellente coopération dans tous les domaines.
— Emmanuel Macron (@EmmanuelMacron) July 2, 2018

UK Prime Minister Theresa May

congratulated the leftist as well:

"Congratulations to @lopezobrador_ on his election success. I look forward to continuing to strengthen the UK-Mexico partnership and working together to build a stronger, more prosperous #Mexico." - PM @theresa_may
— UK Prime Minister (@10DowningStreet) July 2, 2018

Pedro Sanchéz

, Prime Minister of Spain ; Nicolás Maduro , President of Venezuela ; Sebastián Piñera , President of Chile ; Juan Manuel Santos , President of Colombia ; Juan Carlos Varela , President of Panama ; Lenín Moreno , President of Ecuador ; Juan Orlando H. , President of Honduras , and Jimmy Morales , President of Guatemala congratulated Andrés Manuel López Obrador following his overwhelming victory.