AMLO’s Wings Clipped With Mexico Bloc Losing Super-Majority
- President’s Morena party seen losing its grip on lower house
- Pandemic death toll, Mexico City metro accident among setbacks
Voters at a polling location in Mexico City on June 6.
Photographer: Alejandro Cegarra/Bloomberg
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Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador’s coalition is on course to lose its super-majority in the lower house after midterm elections, dealing a blow to his chances of passing constitutional reforms to further his nationalist agenda.
The president’s Morena party and allies will hold between 265 and 292 seats in the 500-person chamber -- far short of their current two-thirds majority, according to a partial tally of Sunday’s voting by the country’s electoral institute. The ruling coalition is on track to hold at least nine governor seats of the 15 up for grabs.