That poll placed him 13 percentage points ahead of his closest competitor, Lopez Obrador.
Mr. OBRADOR: (Through translator) Come December, I will reduce the cost of light, gas and gasoline.
Mr. OBRADOR: (Through translator) The country cannot be governed when there's an ocean of inequality.
As a contrast to Friedman, Lopez Obrador represents the other extreme of the spectrum.
Retired teacher Juan Gomez(ph) says he believes Lopez-Obrador will call the conservative Calderon government to account.
NPR: Mexico's Obrador Vows to Continue Fighting for the Presidency
Since then, Lopez Obrador has done everything he can to discredit the new president.
Lawmakers from the party of leftist leader Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador tried to block the ceremony.
Lopez Obrador, of the Democratic Revolution Party, garnered 31.59% of votes, election officials said.
Meanwhile, supporters of leftist candidate Lopez Obrador packed the streets leading to Mexico City's central square.
I'm afraid of Lopez Obrador, because he would return us to a period of social conflict here.
Lopez-Obrador and his supporters have contended there was fraud, though the court's ruled to uphold the result.
NPR: Mexico's Obrador Vows to Continue Fighting for the Presidency
GARCIA-NAVARRO: They were calling someone else president, Lopez Obrador, who says he's the legitimate leader of Mexico.
The two candidates are leftist Andres Manual Lopez Obrador, and conservative Felipe Calderon, two very different candidates.
His opponent, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, has dismissed the claim of victory, alleging irregularities in the vote count.
The populist candidate, the Democratic Revolutionary Party of Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, claims that irregularities skewed the race.
You know, last night, Mexicans went to bed seeing figures on their TV screens saying Lopez Obrador was winning.
Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador strides onto the stage in a white button-down shirt, the collar open, his pose relaxed.
So now we have to vote for the left, and Lopez Obrador, because I think we need another change.
In contrast, Andres Manual Lopez Obrador has an almost messianic belief that he's been called to uplift the masses.
Official results show leftist Andres Manual Lopez Obrador lost by only 200, 000 votes.
Mr. OBRADOR: (Through translator) We are not against businessmen, as those who see us with negative eyes have been saying.
Lopez-Obrador told a crowd of tens of thousands in Mexico City that he will continue to battle against the president-elect.
NPR: Mexico's Obrador Vows to Continue Fighting for the Presidency
Mr. JUAN GOMEZ (Lopez-Obrador Supporter): (Through translator) He will be a very close observer of the actions of Felipe Calderon.
NPR: Mexico's Obrador Vows to Continue Fighting for the Presidency
Mr. ANDRES MANUEL LOPEZ OBRADOR: (Through translator) We will defend the right of the people to freely choose their leaders.
Lopez Obrador was mayor of the capital city from 2000 to 2005, and the city is a stronghold for the PRD.
Next Sunday Mexico will elect a new president, the race close between leftist Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador and conservative Felipe Calderon.
GARCIA-NAVARRO: There is very little doubt, Renee, that Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador's people have already conceded defeat in a press conference yesterday.
Mr Lopez Obrador rejected the result, accusing Mr Pena Nieto's Institutional Revolutionary Party, or PRI, of buying votes and favourable media coverage.
Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador of the Democratic Revolution Party (PRD) ranked in second place in numerous polls leading up to the election.
The fight between Lopez Obrador and Calderon has been a bitter one.
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