Mexico Hear The Voices of the Exterior

12:47 pm, 02 Sep 2006
Mexican President Vicente Fox abandoned his state of the nation speech this afternoon after leftist lawmakers claiming fraud at elections in July seized the podium in the Congress.

President Fox handed a written version of his speech to Congress officials and said he was leaving the building without trying to deliver the address.

Dozens of legislators marched up to the podium, some with banners calling Fox a traitor to democracy.

The Speaker ordered a recess after the lawmakers refused to return to their seats.

The left-wing Party of the Democratic Revolution accuses Fox of complicity in a massive fraud at the July 2nd presidential election to give victory to conservative ruling party candidate Felipe Calderon.

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