### AMLO Leaves National Palace
At 17:38 on September 30, 2024, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador departed from the National Palace, where he had resided for over five years. The outgoing head of the federal executive left via a side door located at number 8 Corregidora Street, in the Centro neighborhood of Cuauhtémoc borough, Mexico City.
Despite the rain, dozens of supporters gathered to bid farewell to the leader from Tabasco. López Obrador acknowledged their greetings from inside his white Chevrolet Suburban but did not stop. At 18:34 on the same day, López Obrador arrived at his home on Cuitláhuac Street, number 90, in the Toriello Guerra neighborhood of Tlalpan borough, Mexico City. There, around 50 supporters awaited his arrival despite the downpour, greeting him with chants such as “¡Presidente!”, “¡Sí se pudo!”, and “It’s an honor to be with Obrador!”
Before leaving the National Palace, López Obrador met with South and Central American leaders who attended the inauguration of Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo as the new President of Mexico. “I met with the President of Honduras, Xiomara Castro; the Prime Minister of Belize, John Briceño; and the Presidents of Colombia, Gustavo Petro; Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva; Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel; Chile, Gabriel Boric; and Guatemala, Bernardo Arévalo,” López Obrador noted. He expressed his gratitude to these leaders for their support and solidarity towards Mexico and its people, sharing a photo on social media accompanied by the seven Latin American leaders.
Earlier in the day, the outgoing president unveiled his portrait in the Gallery of Presidents at the National Palace. The oil painting, created on a linen canvas imported from Belgium, cost 696,000 pesos and was crafted by Yucatecan artist Jorge Ermilio Espinosa Torres. During the unveiling, López Obrador thanked the Oaxacan artisans who made the cedar frame for the portrait. He explained that the only specifications given to the artist were that the painting should depict a crowded Zócalo (Plaza de la Constitución) and feature the Staff of Command adorned with ribbons in the colors of the Mexican flag. The painting also includes a depiction of the Latin American Tower with the date September 15, reflecting one of López Obrador’s proclamations.
However, López Obrador declined to have a statue of himself installed at the Los Pinos Cultural Complex, where his predecessors have their statues. Instead, he emphasized the importance of political traditions. During the portrait unveiling, he made references to past presidents such as Guadalupe Victoria and Enrique Peña Nieto and pointed out the future space reserved for Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo, Mexico’s first female president.
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