- A late-night count from electoral authorities forecast that leftist candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador would win Mexico's presidential election on Sunday night.
- Both of his largest rivals have conceded defeat, and US President Donald Trump has sent his congratulations.
- Sunday's elections for posts at every level of government were Mexico's largest ever.
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Furious at spiraling corruption and violence, Mexican voters unleashed a political earthquake Sunday by electing a leftist firebrand as president and giving him a broad mandate to overthrow the political establishment and govern for the poor.
A late-night official quick count from electoral authorities forecast that Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador would win with between 53 percent and 53.8 percent of the vote, a remarkable margin not seen in the country for many years. A prominent exit poll predicted that his party allies were poised to score huge wins in the Senate and lower house, possibly absolute majorities in both.
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