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Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador of the Democratic Revolution Party (PRD), gives a thumbs up to his supporters at Mexico City's main plaza, the Zocalo, September 9, 2012.
- Andrés Manuel López Obrador won Mexico's presidency in a landslide victory on Sunday night.
- The 64-year-old populist inherits a country plagued with official corruption and violence, and a population increasing disillusioned with the political status quo.
- He campaigned on a platform of ending corruption and poverty and has vowed not to live in Mexico's ornate presidential palace and sell the official jet.
- López Obrador, also known as AMLO, has also described Donald Trump as "erratic and arrogant," but vowed to get along with the US president.
- Scroll down to learn more about Mexico's new president.