Mexico ruling party hopeful attacks rival's 'hunger for power'

Mexico's outgoing Finance Minister Jose Antonio Meade waves next to President Enrique Pena Nieto during an event where Pena Nieto announced the resignation of Antonio Meade, at Los Pinos presidential residence in Mexico City, Mexico November 27, 2017. REUTERS/Henry Romero

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - A newly unveiled presidential contender for Mexico's ruling party attacked his main leftist rival on Tuesday, accusing him of being obsessed by power, afraid of debate and unable to tackle corruption when he held public office.

Jose Antonio Meade, who resigned as finance minister on Monday to run for the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), sought to discredit former Mexico City mayor Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, the early front-runner in the July 2018 election.