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President López Obrador is worried about the 2021 elections

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President López Obrador is worried about the 2021 elections
02/07/2020 |09:22
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President López Obrador is worried about the 2021 elections 

Yesterday, President López Obrador celebrated the 2nd anniversary since his victory in the 2018 presidential election . In his speech, he mentioned the 2021 elections , accused electoral institutions of backing previous frauds , and repeated his commitment to guaranteeing clean elections. We’ve been told that this is quite interesting, since his 2018 win took place amid a free and clean election, and now the President is worried about a setback in regards to elections. After López Obrador said that the government has to “completely eradicate electoral fraud, ” some are wondering will be considered as clean only if Morena wins the elections and if a defeat would be considered a fraud.

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