Summary
- Mexico’s ruling party presidential candidate referred to President López Obrador’s motivations as “personal ambition” during a campaign speech
- She later clarified that the phrase could have been misinterpreted and praised López Obrador for transforming the country without personal ambitions
- Opposition candidate Xóchitl Gálvez saw the slip as revealing true intentions, while another candidate, Jorge Alvarez Máynez, apologized for inappropriate behavior
- There have been instances of misspeaking and controversy among the candidates in the lead up to the June 2 elections
