Politics: Mexican elections: No winner declared yet, but Mexico's Election Court dismisses Left claims
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The Mexican election, which has been contested by the Left by means of mass demonstrations that brawt Mexico City's business life, shopping, and culture above the street level all to a halt for over a month, has been adjudicated. The Leftist claims have been turned aside by the country's special Election Tribunal. Chris Aspin, reporting for Reuters via Washington Post, "Mexico court rejects claims of vote fraud" (Aug29,2k6), says:
MEXICO CITY -- Mexico's top electoral court yesterday threw out leftists' claims of massive fraud in last month's presidential election, almost certainly handing victory to conservative candidate Felipe Calderon.North America > Mexico
The seven judges voted unanimously to reject most of the legal complaints by left-wing candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, who said he was robbed of victory in the July 2 vote.
The judges, whose rulings are final and cannot be appealed, must declare a president-elect by Sept. 6.
Mr. Lopez Obrador reacted in outrage, calling on supporters to reject Mr. Calderon as president.
"Never more will we accept that an illegal and illegitimate government is installed in our country," he told thousands gathered in Mexico City's central plaza, the Associated Press reported.The content of Mr Aspin's dispatch shows that the Leftists will not be satisfied no matter what the Election Tribunal decides, and apparently want to create mischief perhaps fuelled by revolutionary fantasies that certain activist networks in Mexico entertain. However, what's more likely to happen as a result is that the Mexican economy will worsen, unemployment will not be ameliorted, and the pressure to join the millions of illegals in crossing the norther border will continue apace.
Mr. Lopez Obrador's supporters have paralyzed Mexico City with protests this month, and he has vowed to make the country ungovernable if the court declares Mr. Calderon the winner of the most bitterly contested election in Mexico's modern history.
Mr. Calderon said he would not be rattled by protests. "I will assume my role as president if that's what the court decides," he said during an event for businesswomen. "I won't let something that's been decided by all the citizens be undermined by a few in a violent way."
Mexico's only positive choice would be to buld the economy toward full employment, taking advantage of a lower wage-base than obtains with its northern neighbour and, thus, better positioned economically to market Mexican goods and foodstuffs both to the north and worldwide. Apparently, no such luck.
-- Politicarp
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