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Justin Trudeau congratulates Lopez Obrador on winning Mexican presidency

Justin Trudeau congratulates Lopez Obrador on winning Mexican presidency | iNFOnews.ca
Presidential candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador waves to supporters as he gives his first victory speech from his campaign headquarters in Mexico City, Sunday, July 1, 2018. Lopez Obrador has claimed victory in Mexico's presidential election, calling for reconciliation. AP Photo/Marco Ugarte

OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has issued a statement congratulating Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on his victory in Mexico's presidential election.

The statement says "Canada and Mexico are close friends and longtime partners" who share a mutually beneficial trading relationship that is the envy of the world and is reflected in the effort to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement.

Trudeau says he looks forward to working closely with Lopez Obrador to build on the "vibrant partnership" between Canada and Mexico to create economic growth that works for everyone, and advances human rights and equality.

Donald Trump has also congratulated Lopez Obrador on winning the presidency, however, the U.S. president has said he intends to hold off on signing a new NAFTA deal until after America's fall midterm elections.

A leftist, Lopez Obrador has promised Mexicans that profound change is coming to the country, but says individual and property rights will be guaranteed and the autonomy of the Bank of Mexico will be respected.

He has also been critical of the current trade accord between Canada, the U.S. and Mexico.

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Shelby Thevenot

Shelby has lived across Canada. She grew up near Winnipeg, Manitoba then obtained her B.F.A in Multidisciplinary Fine Arts at the University of Lethbridge in Lethbridge, Alberta. In 2014 she moved to Montreal, Quebec to study French and thrived in the Visual Journalism Graduate Diploma program at Concordia University. Now she works at iNFO News where she strives to get the stories that matter to the Okanagan Valley community.

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