Bloomberg
Mexico’s ruling Morena party is projected to expand its power further beyond President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador’s traditional southern strongholds in gubernatorial elections, winning four of six elections in states it doesn’t currently control.
The election is a litmus test of Lopez Obrador’s support after three and a half years of rule, and of the strength of opposition parties, which have banded together against him by putting forward joint candidates. Since Lopez Obrador, known as AMLO, founded the party in 2014, Morena and its allies have swept across the country, taking 18 of 32 state governorships.