Tuesday, July 25, 2006
Mexico: AMLO Sticks to Vote Recount
Mexico, Jul 21 (Prensa Latina) Por el Bien de Todos leftwing
coalition presidential candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO)
asserted he will not recognize any ruling of the Judicial Power
Electoral Court (TEPJF) without a vote-by-vote recount.
AMLO ratified his stance in an interview on Friday, describing the
July 2 elections as a fraud and condemning the triumphant seizure of
power by governing candidate Felipe Calderon, of the National Action
Party (PAN).
"Vote recount is the best for the nation," noted ANLO, who buttressed
his request by producing 21 packages of 30,000 votes with alleged
arithmetic errors.
He said his coalition possesses evidence of errors in 50,000 polling
booths, although there are indications of 72,000, accounting for
nearly 1.5 million votes.
Lopez Obrador, once more, urged Calderon to back the recount to
contribute to the clarification of electoral results.
Collaborators of Por el Bien de Todos are preparing complaints
against advisers of the Federal Election Institute as they maintain
that their conduct and handling of numbers was dubious and
irresponsible.
Civil and religious organizations have made it clear democracy cannot
be put in danger because social violence is likely to ignite if the
law is not respected.
Neither Felipe Calderon is the president-elect to call official
meetings or organize cabinets, nor AMLO is the defeated candidate who
has become a menace for the country, they contended.
Amid this situation, Calderon has only said election is over and
votes were counted. He is currently engaged in lobbying with PAN
governors, deputies and senators, and businessmen of various sectors
to take the streets and defend his "victory."
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Mexico Jacks up Anti-Fraud Actions
Mexico, Jul 21 (Prensa Latina) The symbolic closing of public
buildings and protest actions in front of government offices are
Friday among the actions by the civil resistance against what they
consider a fraud in the Mexico July 2 elections.
Officials from the For the Good of All coalition and the citizen
committee are coordinating daily demonstrations on the elections
results and demand from authorities a vote-by-vote recount.
Today afternoon, they will present new evidence over the
irregularities in more than 50,000 polling booths.
On Thursday, a group of coordinators of the coalition runner Andres
Manuel Lopez Obrador denounced illegal fixing by the Federal
Government to prioritize the electoral criterion above the
demographic ones and marginalization to win votes in favor of the
ruling National Action Party.
According to them, the current administration used the budget for
social programs to gain votes in favor of pro-government candidate
Felipe Calderon and used 17.3 percent of oil income to support the
electoral political spending.
The opposition alliance rejected the idea of annulling the elections
and warned it will present all possible proof to demonstrate
electoral fraud, mishandling of resources and manipulation of
citizens with promises and menaces by authorities.
coalition presidential candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO)
asserted he will not recognize any ruling of the Judicial Power
Electoral Court (TEPJF) without a vote-by-vote recount.
AMLO ratified his stance in an interview on Friday, describing the
July 2 elections as a fraud and condemning the triumphant seizure of
power by governing candidate Felipe Calderon, of the National Action
Party (PAN).
"Vote recount is the best for the nation," noted ANLO, who buttressed
his request by producing 21 packages of 30,000 votes with alleged
arithmetic errors.
He said his coalition possesses evidence of errors in 50,000 polling
booths, although there are indications of 72,000, accounting for
nearly 1.5 million votes.
Lopez Obrador, once more, urged Calderon to back the recount to
contribute to the clarification of electoral results.
Collaborators of Por el Bien de Todos are preparing complaints
against advisers of the Federal Election Institute as they maintain
that their conduct and handling of numbers was dubious and
irresponsible.
Civil and religious organizations have made it clear democracy cannot
be put in danger because social violence is likely to ignite if the
law is not respected.
Neither Felipe Calderon is the president-elect to call official
meetings or organize cabinets, nor AMLO is the defeated candidate who
has become a menace for the country, they contended.
Amid this situation, Calderon has only said election is over and
votes were counted. He is currently engaged in lobbying with PAN
governors, deputies and senators, and businessmen of various sectors
to take the streets and defend his "victory."
ef/ecq/rl/mf
Mexico Jacks up Anti-Fraud Actions
Mexico, Jul 21 (Prensa Latina) The symbolic closing of public
buildings and protest actions in front of government offices are
Friday among the actions by the civil resistance against what they
consider a fraud in the Mexico July 2 elections.
Officials from the For the Good of All coalition and the citizen
committee are coordinating daily demonstrations on the elections
results and demand from authorities a vote-by-vote recount.
Today afternoon, they will present new evidence over the
irregularities in more than 50,000 polling booths.
On Thursday, a group of coordinators of the coalition runner Andres
Manuel Lopez Obrador denounced illegal fixing by the Federal
Government to prioritize the electoral criterion above the
demographic ones and marginalization to win votes in favor of the
ruling National Action Party.
According to them, the current administration used the budget for
social programs to gain votes in favor of pro-government candidate
Felipe Calderon and used 17.3 percent of oil income to support the
electoral political spending.
The opposition alliance rejected the idea of annulling the elections
and warned it will present all possible proof to demonstrate
electoral fraud, mishandling of resources and manipulation of
citizens with promises and menaces by authorities.
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