Elections South of the Border

For John, BLUF:  For the United States this is an important election.  Nothing to see here; just move along.

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For Mexican presidential hopeful ‘AMLO,’ 3rd time a charm?

From AP News, by Reporter Mark Stevenson, 5 June 2018.

This Sunday (today) there is a Presidential Election in Turkey, but next Sunday, 1 July, it is in Mexico.  The linked analysis, from AP News, doesn't help much, but it does provide some color on one Candidate, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO).

I liked AMLO's response to allegations of collusion with Russia.

After some suggested without proof that he may have benefited from Russian election tampering, Lopez Obrador filmed a video by the side of a harbor in the Gulf coast state of Veracruz joking that his name was actually Andres Manuelovich and saying he was waiting for a Russian submarine bringing him gold from Moscow.

As a lady from Lowell once said.  "Fasten your seat belts; it's going to be a bumpy night."

Hat tip to the InstaPundit.

Regards  —  Cliff