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5 de Agosto, 2006
Obrador Wins Partial Recount of Mexico's Pres. Votes
Categorized under Gobierno , Hipnotismo | Tags: Calderon, Election, Mexico, Obrador
In a Solomonic decision, the seven justices of Mexico’s Supreme Electoral Tribunal (known as the Trife) cut the baby of democracy in half.
In doing so, they added more uncertainty and drama to an already tense crisis. The court’s decision to allow a recount in only half of Mexico’s 300 electoral districts could still result in an historic reversal of official tallies that gave a razor-thin advantage to National Action Party (PAN) candidate Felipe Calderón (who the Federal Elections Commission, know as IFE, claims won by .58 percent or 240,000 votes), making former Mexico City governor Andrés Manuel López Obrador, of the Democratic Revolution Party (PRD) the comeback kid of this year’s cloudy election process.
Alternately, it could narrow the margin between the two candidates to an extent that makes evident the need for a full recount.
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López Obrador, whose supporters have camped out blockading Paseo de la Reforma and other important streets in the center of Mexico City for the past week, has called his people to the Zocalo – the gigantic “town square” of the nation – at 7 p.m. tonight to offer his response to the tribunal’s decision. There, history may find the baby of democracy is not willing to be cut in half and is ready to fight like never before to survive."
Narco News
AH. El Fuego! El Fuerte. The People must feel so empowered and such a part of their electoral process.
Now. The waiting. Let the spin begin...
UPDATE Sat 21:32: I keep reading more and more sources (sorry, no linkie, just reading before bed, tired) that whisper of possible revolt or dramatic uprising, increased activity amongst EZLN supporters in Chiapas, etc. I don't know if that is just someone's agenda to put that in the news, or if it's accurate. I can only imagine the vibe though, in the Zócalo. That many people, this much tension for this many days, and the feeling that now they've got rid of the "corruption," lo and behold, their voting system is tainted again. I know I'm on the edge of my seat....
MEXICO CITY (AP) - Mexico's top electoral court on Saturday rejected a ballot-by-ballot recount in the disputed presidential election, angering supporters of leftist candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador who have kept the nation in turmoil for weeks.
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Lopez Obrador promised to govern for the poor, while Calderon had the backing of the nation's growing middle and elite classes, many of whom want to protect the homes and cars they have been able to buy thanks to falling interest rates."
My Way News
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