Rafael Acosta isn't your typical politician - he wears Rambo-style headbands and takes off his shirt in public. Yet with no previous elected experience, Acosta was recently voted to be the President of Iztapalapa, the most populated section of Mexico City.

The Democratic Revolution Party did not want to lose their control over the section of the city that often determines Presidential election results, much like "swing states" in America. Party leader Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador recruited Acosta so that the newcomer could win the election and then immediately give up his seat to Clara Brugada, a politician who was eliminated from the political race earlier on.

Acosta spoke openly about the scheme to interviewers, enjoying his new fame. Yet he eventually resigned, giving the post to Brugada in exchange for her hiring Acosta's son and other allies.

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