He was elected with just 38% of the vote, without a majority in either house of Congress, and with the opposition in control of Mexico City, the capital. The presidential runner-up, opposition leader Andrés Manuel López Obrador, questioned the results of the election.
两年前，总统恩里克·培尼亚·涅托在险象环生的情况下宣誓就职。他当时的当选票数仅有38%，未能在议会两院占据任何多数，而且首都墨西哥城还落入了反对派的控制。总统选举中票数仅次于涅托的反对派领导人洛佩斯·奥布拉多尔质疑选举结果。