Fourth Transformation

"Cuarta Transformación" redirects here. For the neighborhood in the State of Mexico, see Colonia La Cuarta Transformación.

The Fourth Transformation (Spanish: Cuarta Transformación) is Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador's (commonly known as "AMLO") 2018 campaign promise to do away with "privileged abuses" (privileges of high government officials) of the previous decades. López Obrador defined the first three transformations as the Mexican War of Independence (1810–1821), the Reform War (1858–1861) and the Mexican Revolution (1910–1917).

Obrador's term "privileged abuses" mainly refers to the high salaries and luxurious lifestyles of high government officials, which were seen as "abuses" in the context of a high poverty level in Mexico. López Obrador aimed to lower salaries for not only the president but also Cabinet members and high-level bureaucrats, justices of the Supreme Court (SCJN), legislators, and members of independent agencies such as the electoral commission (INE) and the census office (INEGI). In addition to salaries, López Obrador mentioned luxury vehicles including airplanes and helicopters; expensive private health insurance in addition to the program for government officials (ISSSTE); expense accounts for bodyguards, gasoline, cell phones, and food; and a lack of transparency.

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