▁and ▁he ▁won ▁with ▁more ▁than ▁ 8 0 % ▁of ▁votes ▁against ▁J avier ▁Cor ral ▁Jur ado . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁Ric ardo ▁An aya ▁Cort és ▁met ▁the ▁German ▁Chan cell or ▁Ang ela ▁Mer kel ▁to ▁discuss ▁the ▁international ▁situation ▁after ▁Donald ▁Trump ’ s ▁election ▁as ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁Like wise , ▁he ▁gave ▁a ▁lecture ▁at ▁the ▁George ▁Washington ▁University ▁on ▁the ▁relations ▁between ▁Mexico ▁and ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁where ▁he ▁open ly ▁rejected ▁Trump ’ s ▁idea ▁of ▁building ▁a ▁wall ▁on ▁the ▁border ▁between ▁both ▁countries ▁as ▁" ins ult ing ▁and ▁un accept able ". ▁ ▁An aya ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁candidates ▁for ▁President ▁of ▁Mexico ▁in ▁the ▁general ▁elections ▁to ▁be ▁held ▁on ▁July ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁In ▁pol ls , ▁An aya ▁scored ▁second ▁behind ▁And rés ▁Manuel ▁López ▁O br ador . ▁On ▁ ▁July ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁An aya ▁came ▁in ▁second , ▁losing ▁the ▁election ▁to ▁López ▁O br ador . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ ▁Official ▁website ▁of ▁Ric ardo ▁An aya ▁Cort és ▁ ▁| - ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 7 9 ▁birth s ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : Pol it icians ▁from ▁the ▁State ▁of ▁Mexico ▁Category : M embers ▁of ▁the ▁Chamber ▁of ▁Deput ies ▁( M ex ico ) ▁Category : Pres idents ▁of ▁the ▁Chamber ▁of ▁Deput ies