In Mexico’s Money Hub, a ‘Brazen’ Stand Against the Ruling Party
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Discontent with Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto’s government and party has helped make an outspoken, independent politician the frontrunner for governor in one of the country’s wealthiest states.
Jaime “El Bronco” Rodriguez, who would be the first candidate to unseat the country’s biggest parties in at least 88 years as governor of Nuevo Leon state, said in an interview he’d cancel a proposed 17.7-billion peso ($1.2 billion) aqueduct and use the money for parks and recreation centers. He also said he hates guns and would fight drug gangs by creating better opportunities for underprivileged kids.