Corruption and culture in Mexico

Street trade stalls in Mexico City.Gladys Serrano / EL PAÍS

On a certain occasion, while Andrés Manuel López Obrador was president-elect, I had a brief exchange with him.

I was trying to convince the candidate and he was planning to answer everything.

Almost three years later, he is still battling questions and I lost hope that he understands that corruption is cultural and that it does not end up being “swept up and down”.

I also told him that his promise to eradicate corruption would not be possible if he does not understand how the phenomenon occurs ...

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