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Mexico's leftists elect leader of parallel gov't |
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2006-09-17 12:05:32
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President Vicente Fox (R) reviews the
troops during Independence Day celebrations at Mexico City's Zocalo Plaza,
Saturday Sept. 16, 2006. Also seen is Defense Secretary Gerardo
Clemente Garcia. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo)
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CITY, Sept. 16 (Xinhua) -- Hundreds of thousands of supporters of leftist Andres
Manuel Lopez Obrador elected him as "legitimate president" of a parallel
government on Saturday in protest against the allegedly flawed July presidential
elections.
The vote of a show of hands took place in the
capital's Zocalo square, just hours after a military parade marked Mexico's
Independence Day on Sept. 15-16.
The supporters, whose number was estimated by
organizers at 750,000 to 1 million, joined a National Democratic Convention,
during which Lopez Obrador was to spell out his policy.
The supporters also voted to have Lopez Obrador sworn
in on Nov. 20, before the president-elect Felipe Calderon is inaugurated on Dec.
1.
The vote capped weeks of protests by supporters of
Lopez Obrador, a former Mexico City mayor, who was defeated by Calderon,
candidate of the ruling National Action Party, by a slim margin of 0.56 percent
in the July 2 presidential elections.
Lopez Obrador alleged massive fraud during the
electoral process and demanded a vote-by-vote recount.
However, Mexico's top electoral court, the Electoral
Tribunal, declared Calderon president-elect last week, rejecting Lopez Obrador's
appeal.
The leftist's supporters had removed blockades from
the Zocalo square and some major roads to allow the traditional military parade
for the Independence Day celebrations to go ahead.
The gathering also forced incumbent President Vicente
Fox to inaugurate the celebrations outside the capital, because of concerns over
possible clashes with Lopez Obrador's supporters. Enditem
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Mexican President Vicente Fox (C)
reviews the troops during Independence Day celebrations at Mexico City's
Zocalo Plaza, Saturday Sept. 16, 2006. Also seen are Defense Secretary
Gerardo Clemente Garcia (L) and Marine Secretary Marco Antonio
Peyrot. Mexico is celebrating its 196th anniversary since claiming
independence from Spain.(Xinhua/Reuters Photo)
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