18 October 2011

MEXICO : Radical Lopez Obrador Tries A Radical Makeover.

                                           REUTERS/A.RAMA

      Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, 57, barely lost the 2006 presidential contest to Felipe Calderon.
      But he screamed fraud and encouraged massive protests that shut down Mexico City for weeks...and left a bitter taste for many voters.
      Now...that bad loser and seeming radical is trying to remake his image...as a moderate for next year's presidential election...vowing to fight monopolies and help small and medium-sized firms.
     He has even courted Spanish banks.
     Will it work?
     "I don't think that people will give him another chance so easily," said political analyst Fernando Dworak.