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Mexico's 2018 Elections: Results and Potential Implications (CRS Report for Congress)

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Release Date Revised July 17, 2018
Report Number IF10867
Report Type In Focus
Authors Clare Ribando Seelke, Edward Y. Gracia
Source Agency Congressional Research Service
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Summary:

On July 1, 2018, Mexicans are scheduled to elect more than 3,400 national, state, and local officials, including a successor to President Enrique Peña Nieto and an entirely new congress (senate and chamber of deputies). This year’s elections may lead to shifts in Mexico’s domestic and foreign policies, particularly if Andrés Manuel López Obrador, a leftist populist who has led the presidential polls since the campaign began, is elected. With presidential candidates vowing to adopt tougher stances toward U.S. policies perceived as hostile, the elections also could affect bilateral trade, energy, migration, and security issues.