

“He has said several times, this is not just another administration this is a revolution.” “Because of López Obrador’s revolutionary rush to deliver everything he offered in six years, which is obviously impossible, he has done everything in an improvised way,” said political analyst José Antonio Crespo.

The army will actually own and operate some of the projects after they’re finished. He sees himself as leading a historic, irreversible “transformation” of Mexico, and he has turned to building projects - and the army - to guard that legacy. It is one of four keystone projects he is racing to finish before his term ends in 2024 - the airport, an oil refinery, a tourist train in the Yucatan Peninsula and a train linking Gulf coast and Pacific seaports - reflecting his vision that his is not just a normal, six-year presidential term.
