Porfirio Munoz Ledo, Mexico's veteran political chameleon, has died

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Porfirio Munoz Ledo, Mexico's veteran political chameleon who played a key role in the country's democratic reforms, has died at age 89, his family announced.

Since entering politics in the 1970s, Munoz Ledo was never far from the center of power, even if that meant changing parties.

In a 2020 interview with The Associated Press, Munoz Ledo joked about his own mortality. Asked if he represented the "living history" of Mexican politics, the husky-voiced political pro answered, "I'm about to become dead history." On the other end of the political spectrum, former president Felipe Calderon -- Lopez Obrador's arch-nemesis -- wrote: "I heard about the death of P. Munoz Ledo. Despite our differences, we worked together in the opposition" to pass electoral reforms.

In another switch, he abandoned his campaign midway in 2000 to endorse -- and campaign for -- ex-president Vicente Fox of the conservative National Action Party. Despite the ideological differences, Munoz Ledo sensed that Fox's plainspoken charisma could finally oust the PRI from power.

 

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