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From what came in at the last election, so that is going to show you what is at stake here, and transformative election possible with thousands of seats up for grabs with mayors, governors and congresspeople, and the presidential seat where there is a clear frontrunner. >> reporter: even in mexico's largest stadium, he fills nearly every state. notenote andres manuel is promising to crackdown on the corruption and homicides which are an all-time high. and the populist message for change is resonating with the voters. he has vowed to put mexico

Be the next head of state for mexico. and there, there is a clear front-runner. even in mexico's largest stadium, he fills nearly every seat. ♪ andres manuel lopez obrador, known as amlo, once mexico city's mayor, now a man on his third attempt to become mexico's president. the leftist candidate has promised to crack down on corruption and violence, and at a time when homicides are at an all-time high and the current president's approval rating is remarkably low, the populist candidate's message for change is resonating with voters. >> reporter: he has vowed to put mexico first. >> he's one ...

>> reporter: as mexican business leaders urge amlo to support the agreement, he has pledged, like trump, to make sure it's a good deal for his country. ♪ protecting mexico's interest always. so we could see a big change for the u.s. southern neighbor. we're just a matter of hours away from the polls closing in mexico city. around midnight tonight local time, we expect to get the first preliminary indications from officials on who has the majority of the votes. >> leyla santiago in mexico city for us, thank you. the mexican election is just one of many internet issues the president will be de...

And there are folks and arizona and texas who worry about it. >> thank you very much for your input. up next, he has been called anti-establishment, country first, someone who knows how to draw a large crowd. no, i'm not talking about donald trump but, rather, the man running to be his mexican counterpart. live in mexico city in just minutes.

Great again versus amlo's make mexico great again. [ speaking foreign language ] >> reporter: at a rally earlier this month, he carefully chose his words. he called president trump passionate and claimed he is the man to stand up to trump. he's even written a book called "listen, trump," in which he pushes back on trump's wall. nothing can be resolved by building walls, he says, and that's not the only issue he'll have to take on should he become mexico's next head of state. >> if we don't negotiate a great deal with mexico and canada, we will terminate nafta, and we'll start all over again. >...