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Mexico’s Obrador refuses to accept defeat, eyes new party
With 100,000 people chanting “revolution,” Mexican leftist Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador urged supporters Sunday to consider forming a new party and peacefully defy president-elect Enrique Pena Nieto. Addressing a rally in Mexico City’s main square, Lopez Obrador again refused to recognize Pena Nieto as the winner of the July 1…
Mexico runner-up demands presidential vote recount
MEXICO CITY — The runner-up in Mexico’s presidential election, leftist candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, demanded Tuesday a full recount of the ballots, pointing to “inconsistencies.” “We have presented a formal request on behalf of the (leftist) coalition asking for a recount and counting the votes cast in the 143,000…
Leftist candidate rejects Mexico results as ‘fraudulent’
The runner-up in Mexico’s presidential election has rejectedEnrique Pena Nieto’s “fraudulent” victory, raising the specter of protests that rocked Mexico City when he lost six years ago. When Leftist candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador lost the 2006 presidential election by less than one percent he claimed fraud and organized mass protests that paralyzed Mexico City for more…
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