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Less than a year into his six-year term, Lopez Obrador has indisputably transformed the optics of the Mexican presidency, with actions like cutting exorbitant government salaries and turning the luxurious Mexican White House compound into a park. lat.ms/2kBo80r
The drastic change in approach, combined with Lopez Obrador’s common touch and disparagement of elites have helped garner approval ratings approaching 70%. He is particularly popular among the poor and working-class. 📸: Rebecca Blackwell/AP lat.ms/2kBo80r 
However, there is little indication that the new president’s policies will amount to the “radical” change that Lopez Obrador promised. Rising crime, a sluggish economy and institutionalized corruption have proved difficult to reverse. 📸: @gary_coronado lat.ms/2kBo80r
Lopez Obrador has said that he would like to pass into history like Benito Juarez, the revered embodiment of Mexican nationalism. But, almost a year into his term, this remains more aspirational than real. lat.ms/2kBo80r
