Mexican Foreign Minister Steps Down to Pursue Presidential Nomination

Mexican President Lopez Obrador sought to promote unity within the ruling National Regeneration Movement (MORENA) during a dinner attended by the party's main contenders to succeed him.
Mexican Foreign Affairs Secretary Marcelo Ebrard will resign next week to seek the nomination of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador's party for the presidential candidate in next year's election.
The other leading contenders for the party's nomination are Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum and Interior Minister Adán Augusto López.
López Obrador met with the pre-candidates Monday in an effort to maintain party unity.
Ebrard believes that all MORENA presidential contenders should leave their posts to ensure a fair process.