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‘Money has never interested me’: Mexican President shows near empty wallet
Mexico’s President has just $23,000 in the bank and virtually no other assets.
- AFP – SBS
Mexico’s austerity-crusader President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said Friday his official declaration contained virtually no assets, showing his nearly empty wallet to reporters as evidence.
Lopez Obrador, an anti-establishment leftist who took office last month, has delighted supporters – but also fueled criticism – with his aggressive austerity measures.
They include slashing his own salary, disbanding the presidential security detail and flying commercial airlines for…