Mexico's President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador attends his last press conference, at the National Palace, in Mexico City, Mexico September 30, 2024. REUTERS/Henry Romero
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - In his last morning press conference as Mexican president, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador raffled off his watch on Monday to attending journalists in the kind of popular stunt that came to define his presidency.
Lopez Obrador's successor and protege Claudia Sheinbaum, who will be sworn into office on Tuesday, has promised to continue the now iconic daily press conference known as the mananera despite having a very different, more rehearsed style.
