FILE PHOTO: Mexico's President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador speaks to the media during a news conference to announce a plan to strengthen finances of state oil firm Pemex, at the National Palace in Mexico City, Mexico February 15, 2019. REUTERS/Henry Romero
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's government said on Thursday it would investigate funding of critical coverage of President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador during his 2018 election bid on suspicion it received illicit support from his adversaries.
Santiago Nieto, head of the finance ministry's financial intelligence unit, said the government would investigate funding of the series "Populismo en America" (Populism in America) that featured an episode dedicated to Lopez Obrador.
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