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...political theater. And so when outgoing President Vicente Fox arrived at the San Lázaro Congress building in Mexico City to give his final Informe last Friday night, Mexicans were ready for some drama. And they got it. Congressmen loyal to leftist presidential contender Andrés Manuel López Obrador, who has spent the past two months protesting the results of the July 2 election, jumped from their seats and surrounded the broad podium, shouting "Fuera!" (Out!). So obdurate were the legislators that they blocked Fox, decked out in his presidential sash, from delivering his speech. All he could...
Judges reject full-recount request With protesters claiming fraud in the July 2 presidential vote, Mexican courts ordered a partial recount. Supporters of challenger Andrés Manuel López Obrador vowed to keep demonstrating...
...much of the population, whose skepticism is fueled by a longstanding tradition of electoral fraud. Calderón would therefore take office under the shadow of suspicion, and might struggle to find the support necessary to govern effectively from a congress in which he lacks a majority. Also, Obrador's supporters have taken to the street in the hundreds of thousands, and appear in no mood to accept a defeat they insist was fraudulent...
...TEPJ could accept Obrador's challenge to the process and order a recount. Obrador has said his alliance will accept any outcome as long as the process is transparent. But if the recount makes Obrador the winner, there is a danger that PAN would resort to "civil disobedience," as it has done in the past, like closing federal highways or organizing sit-ins in public offices, and make it difficult for Obrador to govern. The center-left candidate won't find it any easier to win a congressional majority for his policies than would Calder...
...lawyers of the main political parties are not the only voices seeking to sway the decision of the electoral tribunal. More than a half million people attended a rally staged in Mexico City by Obrador's supporters last Sunday, and another is planned for July 30. The campaign also plans a massive show of strength to coincide with the announcement of the results. Predictably, tension is rising on the streets between supporters of rival campaigns. Mexico's hot political summer may get even hotter before it cools down...