Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador will remain in office until 2024 after convincingly winning the consultation held this Sunday to revoke the mandate, the first in the history of the Latin American country.
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The National Electoral Institute (INE) reported Sunday night that based on the results of a quick count, between 90.3 percent and 91.9 percent of those taking part in the unprecedented referendum voted in favor of López Obrador’s continuation as Mexico’s president.
That’s around 15,700,000 votes for the current Mexican head of state.
Between 6.4 and 7.8 percent spoke out in favor of revoking the mandate due to a loss of trust. The zero votes are estimated at 1.6 to 2.1 percent.
Mexico’s electoral body said that after the quick count, turnout for the consultation was estimated to have reached between 17 and 18.2 percent of the electoral roll.
In order for the procedure to be binding, the law requires the participation of 40 percent of the people entered on the nominal voter list.
INE President Lorenzo Córdova mentioned in a press conference that district calculations are continuing and the final results could be announced this Monday.
In a video message broadcast on his social networks on Sunday evening, the Mexican President thanked him “because more than 90 percent voted for me to end my term (…). September 2024”.
“I will never betray the Mexican people, I will stay and we will continue to transform our country,” said López Obrador.