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Mexico's Lopez Obrador Says Wants Referendum After 3 Years

by Reuters

   MEXICO CITY --

   Mexico's next president, leftist Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, will put
   his presidency to a referendum in three years, giving the public a
   chance to have its say on whether he should continue his presidency
   half-way through his six-year term.

   "It's a commitment that I'm going to fulfill," he said in an interview
   on TV Azteca late on Monday. "Just as they elected me, they'll have the
   chance to remove me, but I'm sure I'll win as there will be results."

   Lopez Obrador, who won a landslide victory in Sunday's presidential
   election and takes office in December, also said he would not make any
   attempt to run for a second presidential term, which is currently
   prohibited by the law, and would require a constitutional change.