Mexico president gives 1,438th - and last - edition of 'AMLO Show'

Mexico City: Outgoing Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Monday gave the final edition of his marathon morning press conferences jokingl...

Mexico City: Outgoing Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Monday gave the final edition of his marathon morning press conferences jokingly known as "The AMLO Show," which dominated the news landscape.

According to an official count, the indefatigable 70-year-old gave 1,438 such appearances, lasting between two and three hours each weekday morning from 7:00 am.

"I'm leaving very happy, also because tomorrow I will be handing over the presidential sash to an exceptional woman," the veteran leftist said, referring to president-elect Claudia Sheinbaum.

A close Lopez Obrador ally, Sheinbuam will be sworn in on Tuesday as Mexico's first woman president, and has pledged to give her own version of the daily event.

During six years of appearances, Lopez Obrador never sat down or took a sip of water while on stage. He was only absent for a few days on the two occasions when he contracted the coronavirus.