Andrés Manuel López Obrador y su liderazgo: un acercamiento interpretativo desde la perspectiva weberiana

The figure of legitimate authority is the basis of Weberian domination and in the Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s leadership one can find signs of speeches inherited from previous generations, the figure of the leader and the legal political conformation in his bureaucratic positions, although, equally way, with instruments of exchange. The methodology of Weberian ideal types, based on interpretation and explanation, analyzing his political career, reaffirms the historical interpretive method, bears fruit by constructing a typology that defines the Mexican politician as a leader who is based on the charismatic, affective and utilitarian, although legally legitimized from the rational.