Some fear that Mexico’s president may try to advance his agenda by calling for small referendums, or by going after judges
Parties in power tend to lose seats in mid-terms, so the result is not entirely surprising. Morena dropped from 256 of 500 seats in the lower house to around 198. Even with the help of its allies, it falls well below the 334 seats needed for a supermajority.
It is likely that Mr López Obrador’s agenda will remain much the same, thinks Carlos Elizondo Mayer-Serra, the author of a book on the president. He can easily ignore the disapproval of urbanites. And enough people still support Morena for him to feel he has a mandate. Outside a polling station in Mexico City’s posh Roma neighbourhood, María Teresa Crespo, a pensioner, says she is “very happy with the government”, as she feels it is tackling corruption.
But the lack of a two-thirds majority will limit Mr López Obrador’s chances of enshrining in the constitution his energy policy, which seeks to boost state-owned firms. It also curbs his ability to damage Mexico’s institutions, such as the electoral body, which he has threatened to disband altogether. Indeed, despite a violent campaign—at least 36 candidates were murdered—Mexico’s largest-ever elections were a success.
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