Once a lock for ruling party, opposition make electoral gains in Mexican capital

Electoral workers count ballots after polls closed on mid-term election day at a polling station in Los Reyes, Mexico City, Mexico, June 6, 2021. REUTERS/Toya Sarno Jordan

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's sprawling capital has long been a bedrock of support for President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, dating back to his term as mayor years ago, but city voters shifted on Sunday, giving opponents a string of major wins, according to preliminary results.

The congressional election in the country looked https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/mexican-president-keeps-congress-loses-shine-mid-term-vote-2021-06-07 likely to give Lopez Obrador's allies a majority, albeit slimmed down. In Mexico City, though, his party did not fare so well in elections for borough leaders.