Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador

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Let's take a trip south of the border, shall we? After all, we hear there might be a big celebration in Mexico—for the first time since 2000, a left-wing candidate from a non-traditional party won the country's presidential election. 

His name? Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador. Or as he's better known, AMLO. 

AMLO's not your average Mexican politician. He rose to popularity through his nationalist agenda, inflammatory rhetoric, and less-than-friendly approach to trade and foreign investment. 

And while those might not seem like popular positions...

That type of populist mentality is what most Mexicans feel the country needs right now. 

• 44% of Mexico's population live below the poverty line.
• Corruption and greed have become all-too-common among elected officials.
• While the focus has been on free trade and investment, crime has skyrocketed: 1) Crime is at a 20-year high and 2) 120 local politicians have been killed since elections started in September. Don't mess with the cartel...

So basically, a little more attention on the people could go a long way. And that's exactly what AMLO has in mind. 

But not everyone's saying, "Te amo AMLO."

Particularly, U.S. businesses. With an AMLO victory, he'll take a seat at the table in the NAFTA renegotiations. And if you thought President Trump takes a hard-nosed stance in trade negotiations, here's how one analyst described AMLO:

• His strategy "will be to try to use NAFTA as a way to gain credibility with his base by ‘not letting the gringos get the best of us.'"

And for businesses, stalemates lead to uncertainty over manufacturing, hiring, prices, demand, you name it. 

Then again, we might be jumping to conclusions. One of President Trump's priorities in NAFTA is to raise wages for Mexican manufacturers. That way, the U.S. doesn't always need to outsource production. 

That's a win for AMLO, who promised higher wages throughout the campaign. We'll have to wait and see how it all plays out.