AMLO will remain in the presidency of Mexico after referendum

Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador will remain in power until 2024, when the option that defended his continuity in a referendum with low participation held on Sunday was imposed, the electoral authority reported.
According to a quick count by the National Electoral Institute (INE), between 90.3 and 91.9 percent of voters voted in favor of López Obrador “remaining in the presidency,” compared to the range of 6.4% to 7.8% who supported revoking his mandate “due to loss of confidence.” Turnout was between 17% and 18.2%.
Polling stations closed in much of the territory at 18H00 local (23H00 GMT), but when the country had three time zones the voting ended at 20H00 local (01H00 GMT on Monday) in the Pacific states.
Subsequently, the National Electoral Institute (INE) provided the results of a quick count. The president of INE, Lorenzo Córdova, abstained at the time from advancing percentages of participation, a key aspect because for the result to be binding 37 million votes are required (40% of the voters).
“Let no one forget that the people are the ones who rule, the people put and the people take away,” López Obrador told the press after leaving the electoral precinct.
AMLO, as the president is known by the initials of his name, annulled the ballot by writing “Viva Zapata!” (by revolutionary leader Emiliano Zapata) to be impartial.
14.8 per cent share
The president promoted the consultation after getting it included in the Constitution in 2019 as an antidote to “bad governments.”
“It will help us so that no one at any level on the scale feels absolute,” added the president, elected for the 2018-2024 term.
The electoral consultancy Integralia estimates an average turnout of 14.8 percent.
That fact alone would ratify the country’s first leftist president, 68, with an approval rating of 58 percent, according to a consolidated poll by the firm Oraculus. In Mexico, with a population of 26 million, there is no compulsory voting.
“I’m happy with him, hopefully he will continue and repeat,” Carmen Sobrino, 64, told AFP at her polling station, although there is no re-election or extension of the mandate in the country.
The head of state has said he will retire from politics when his term ends.

Original source in Spanish