AMLO Gives Armed Forces a Bigger Role in Mexico's Public Life
- Army, navy officials deployed to protect Pemex facilities
- The military will also build a new airport in Mexico City
Members of the Mexican Army take part in a military ceremony with President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador in Mexico City on Dec. 2, 2018.
Photographer: Rodrigo Arangua/AFP via Getty Images
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Less than a month into his presidency, one of the unexpected winners of Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador’s government appears to be the military.
The left-wing politician is enlisting the Mexican military for a bigger role in public life, from fighting rampant fuel theft to building an airport in the capital.