Mexican rulers' lower house majority to shrink, results show


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  • Sunday, 06 Jun 2021

Police officers and members of the National Guard stand guard as workers of the National Electoral Institute (INE) carry voting materials, to be distributed to polling stations, ahead of midterm elections in Nahuatzen, Mexico, June 5, 2021. REUTERS/Alan Ortega

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Mexicans pared back President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador's power in elections on Sunday, an official projection based on early results showed, delivering his MORENA party and allies a reduced majority that will make sweeping change more difficult.

The National Electoral Institute (INE) saw the ruling coalition winning between 265 and 292 of the 500 seats in the lower house, short of the two thirds majority needed to push through amendments to the constitution.

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