Andrés Manuel López Obrador was elected to become Mexico’s next president, however he will only take office on December first. Why does Mexico have such a long transition of power and what will López Obrador’s role be in the interim? Carol Hills speaks to Maureen Meyer from The Washington Office on Latin America.
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