What did AMLO say about the death of Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas? This is how the former president reacted to the passing of the Mexican leader

Former President of Mexico Andrés Manuel López Obrador (2018-2024) lamented this Wednesday the passing of the historic leader of the Mexican left Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas Solórzano, with whom he participated in the founding of the Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD), one of the country's main opposition forces for decades.

"Without him, the country's political reality would be different. He was a transformer; he leaves us his teachings and the ideals that never die," expressed López Obrador in a message on X.

The former president also sent his condolences to the family, friends, and colleagues of the historic left-wing leader, whom he described as a "precursor of the democratic movement in Mexico's recent history."

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Cárdenas and López Obrador participated in the founding of the Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD) in the late 1980s, following the split of a sector from the then-ruling Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI).

Their political relationship spanned decades, with moments of closeness as well as differences. In 1996, Cárdenas backed López Obrador's rise to the presidency of the PRD, a party that consolidated itself as one of the main opposition forces in Mexico.

Both were Heads of Government of Mexico City. Cárdenas held the position between 1997 and 1999, while López Obrador did so from 2000 to 2005.

The differences between the two became more evident after the 2006 presidential elections, when Cárdenas questioned López Obrador's political strategy.

However, they had subsequent rapprochements. In 2012, Cárdenas expressed his wish for López Obrador to win the Presidency, and in 2018, he congratulated him following his electoral victory.

López Obrador then recognized Cárdenas as one of the precursors of the democratic movement that paved the way for the arrival of the left to the Presidency of Mexico.

Cárdenas, born on May 1, 1934, passed away this Wednesday at the age of 92, according to reports from Mexican politicians and media.

He was the first Head of Government of Mexico City elected by popular vote (1997-1999), governor of the western state of Michoacán (1980-1986), and a three-time presidential candidate (1988, 1994, and 2000).

He was also the primary founder of the PRD, a party that was the main reference for the Mexican electoral left for decades. EFE