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Alicia Civita

Is Mexican Democracy Under Threat? Former President AMLO, Says He Will Leave Retirement to Defend It

Andrés Manuel López Obrador (Credit: Reuters / HENRY ROMERO)

Former Mexican president Andrés Manuel López Obrador has reappeared in a surprise public message after months out of the spotlight, declaring that he intends to remain fully retired from political life, but would return to public activism under three circumstances: if democracy is threatened, if the sitting president is attacked or undermined, or if Mexico's sovereignty is put at risk.

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