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 News Around the Republic of Mexico | May 2006 
Mexican Leftist Plans to Make Splash on Live TV
 Reuters
| | Presidential candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador speaks as he campaigns in the Mexican state of Puebla. The leftist candidate in Mexico's presidential race will make a live broadcast on major television channels next week to pitch his economic policy to the poor. (Reuters/Imelda Medina) |
Mexico City - The leftist candidate in Mexico's presidential race will make a live broadcast on major television channels next week to pitch his economic policy to the poor.
The Party of the Democratic Revolution has paid Mexico's main television broadcasters for a prime-time spot on Tuesday for Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador to give a live "message to the nation" about his economic policy, party spokesman Gerardo Fernandez told Reuters.
He said 84.5 percent of the population of about 107 million made less than 9,000 pesos ($800) a month, Fernandez said. "We're going to speak to that part of the population."
For most of his campaign, Lopez Obrador has concentrated on grass-roots rallies in towns and cities and has avoided flashy media advertising. He has been more aggressive in recent weeks after losing his lead in opinion polls to conservative ruling party candidate Felipe Calderon ahead of the July 2 election.
Aggressive advertising by Lopez Obrador's opponents, labeling him a "danger to Mexico" and comparing him to Venezuela's self-styled populist president, Hugo Chavez, hurt his popularity and he reacted recently by stepping up his own television ads.
A former Mexico City mayor who promises to put the poor first if he becomes president, Lopez Obrador says he rejects the free-market policies of past governments and promises spending on public works to improve the country's infrastructure and create jobs.
Some investors and business leaders fear Lopez Obrador could wreck Mexico's financial stability by running up hefty budget deficits to support a spending spree. |
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