'El Bronco,' Mexico's Most Successful Independent, Sets Sight on 2018 Presidency Jan-Albert Hootsen - Fox News Latino
go to original October 20, 2016

Mexican Gov. Jaime Rodriguez Calderon, aka "El Bronco" (Jan-Albert Hootsen/Fox News Latino)

A year after Jaime Rodríguez Calderón, an independent, rose to power as governor of Mexico’s wealthiest state, he still radiates the confidence that helped sweep him into office in a wave of populist anger.

Rodriguez, Nuevo León’s top official since October 2015, is the proud standard bearer for those dismayed by the country’s three leading political parties.

“Ask me whatever you want to ask,” he said, smiling. “And I will answer as I please.”

A former mayor, Rodríguez is widely known by his nickname “El Bronco,” a reference to his somewhat unwieldy temperament. He ran on a non-partisan platform, supported by Monterrey’s powerful business community and vowing to bring down the traditional political parties, which are considered by many in Mexico to be the most corrupt and least accountable institutions.

“I don’t owe anything to vested interests or political parties, only to civil society,” Rodríguez told Fox News Latino. “People are sick and tired of the old system.”

The governor recently announced that he will run for the presidency in 2018... whether he actually stands a chance is an open question.

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