 In December 2017, the was passed by legislation but was met with criticism, especially from the National Human Rights Commission, accusing it gave the President a blank check.Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO), the President from the centre-left National Regeneration Movement party, took office on December 1, 2018.One of his campaign promises was a controversial "strategy for peace", that is to give amnesty to all Mexicans involved in drug production and trafficking as a way to stop the drug trade and the resulting turf violence.