Fox Backs Down — Drops Charges Against AMLO, AG Resigns

Fox accepts the resignation of Attorney General Rafael Macedo de la Concha (the tenth cabinet departure of his presidency) and announces that criminal charges against AMLO are dropped. The capitulation represents a major political defeat for Fox. AMLO's poll numbers surge in the aftermath, with surveys showing him now leading by even wider margins. The episode is universally interpreted as proof that the desafuero was politically motivated and Fox's administration overplayed its hand.