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Mexico: Lopez Obrador Promises 'Profound Change'

The left-wing candidate Andrés Manuel López Obrador has claimed victory in Mexico’s presidential election.

The left-wing candidate Andrés Manuel López Obrador has claimed victory in Mexico’s presidential election, saying he will tackle the “evil” of corruption, which he blames for the country’s violence. What has he promised on the campaign trail, and what can he actually deliver?

Also in the programme: tributes have been paid to Gillian Lynn, the choreographer of the musicals Cats and Phantom of the Opera. We hear from the composer Andrew Lloyd-Webber, her longtime friend and collaborator.

Picture: Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador celebrates his victory with supporters in Mexico City. Credit: EPA.

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Mon 2 Jul 201813:06GMT

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