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The Fourth Transformation (Spanish: Cuarta Transformación) refers to Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador's (commonly known as "AMLO") 2018 campaign promise to do away with privileged abuses that had plagued Mexico in decades past. López Obrador defined the first three transformations as the Mexican War of Independence (1810–1821), the Reform War (1858–1861) and the Mexican Revolution (1910–1917).[1]
The "privileged abuses" López Obrador refers to have to do with the high salaries and luxurious lifestyles enjoyed by high government officials[2] in a country where half the population lives in poverty. López Obrador wants to lower salaries for not only the president but also Cabinet members and high-level bureaucrats, justices of the Supreme Court (SCJN), legislators, and members of independent agencies such as the electoral commission (INE) and the census office (INEGI). In addition to salaries, López Obrador mentions luxury vehicles including airplanes and helicopters; expensive private health insurance in addition to the program for government officials (ISSSTE); expense accounts for bodyguards, gasoline, cell phones, and food; and a lack of transparency.[3]
- ^ "AMLO presidente: ¿qué es la "Cuarta Transformación" que propone Andrés Manuel López Obrador para México?" [AMLO president: What is the "Fourth Transformation" proposed by Andrés Manuel López Obrador for Mexico?]. BBC News Mundo (in Spanish). Nov 26, 2018. Retrieved Jan 22, 2020.
- ^ "This is the luxurious life of AMLO's eldest son in Houston". The Yucatan Times. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
- ^ Alberto Nájar (July 25, 2018). "México: los "abusivos" privilegios en el gobierno que AMLO quiere eliminar con su plan de austeridad" [Mexico: the "abusive" privileges in the government that AMLO wants to eliminate with its austerity plan]. BBC News Mundo (in Spanish).