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2006-08-29 Caribbean-Latin America

Court Rejects Challenges to Mexico Presidential Vote

Felipe Calderón seemed virtually assured of being designated president of Mexico next week after the country's highest electoral tribunal on Monday threw out legal challenges from his leftist opponent, who claims that widespread fraud warped the results of last month's national election. The seven-member tribunal stopped short of officially designating Mr. Calderón, a conservative, president-elect. But it ruled unanimously that the opponent, Ándres Manuel López Obrador, had failed to prove that irregularities in many polling places stemmed from fraud, nor had he proven that the errors affected him more than his opponent.

With this decision the constitutional order is broken and the road is opened for an usurper to occupy the presidency through a coup détat...

The judges said in open court on Monday that they had ordered the votes from scores of polling places annulled for irregularities found in a partial recount, but that the final result would not change. They also made it clear they found no evidence of fraud. "Based on all the annulments that were deemed necessary, all the parties lost a considerable number of votes, but that did not affect the result," said Magistrate José Alejandro Luna Ramos.

Mr. López Obrador, 53, a former mayor of Mexico City who favors spending more on the poor, has declared he will not accept the ruling, calling it part of a conspiracy to rob him of victory.

Speaking Monday evening in a rainstorm, Mr. López Obrador scoffed at the ruling, called his political opponents criminals and said Mr. Calderón had usurped his rightful victory. Today the electoral tribunal decided to validate the fraud against the citizens will and decided to back the criminals who robbed us of the presidential election, he said. With this decision, he added, the constitutional order is broken and the road is opened for an usurper to occupy the presidency through a coup détat.

Posted by Fred 2006-08-29 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11134 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Cut to Algore furiously taking notes...

Posted by PBMcL 2006-08-29 01:24|| 2006-08-29 01:24|| Front Page Top

#2 With this decision, he added, the constitutional order is broken and the road is opened for an usurper to occupy the presidency through a coup détat.

And with this declaration, he justifies his plans to try it for himself. Mexico is fucked.

Posted by Threatch Unons6270 2006-08-29 01:27|| 2006-08-29 01:27|| Front Page Top

#3 Dunno, TU6270, Obrador may be pushing his meeting with .38 and consequently with his maker, prematurely.

Posted by twobyfour 2006-08-29 01:35|| 2006-08-29 01:35|| Front Page Top

#4 had failed to prove that irregularities in many polling places stemmed from fraud, nor had he proven that the errors affected him more than his opponent

....tbey just permitted him to win is all. Whahahahahaa

Posted by Besoeker 2006-08-29 07:55|| 2006-08-29 07:55|| Front Page Top

#5 "Obrador may be pushing his meeting with .38 and consequently with his maker, prematurely."

Oh, I wouldn't consider that 'premature'.

Posted by mcsegeek1 2006-08-29 09:06|| 2006-08-29 09:06|| Front Page Top

#6 scribble, scribble...

Hey, how do you say "and the horse you rode in on" in Spanish?

Posted by mojo">mojo 2006-08-29 10:22|| 2006-08-29 10:22|| Front Page Top

#7 Figure of speach, mcsegeek1, figure of speach... ;-)

Posted by twobyfour 2006-08-29 11:56|| 2006-08-29 11:56|| Front Page Top

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