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Mexican president’s popularity soars even as country faces persistent turmoil

Mexican president’s popularity soars even as country faces persistent turmoil

Amlo’s pension program helped boost his approval rating, but critics point to his various shortcomings as his term nears its end

Life isn’t easy for Teodila Faustino, who shares a cinder-block home with her husband, five children and several grandchildren on the outskirts of Mexico City. At 69, she has retired from the restaurant where she made about $50 (£46) a week, and her employer left her no pension.

Other than selling tacos occasionally on the street, Faustino’s only lifeline is a state pension through which she receives about $280 (£224) every two months. This, in part, explains her undying gratitude to the man who launched the program: Andrés Manuel López Obrador.

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