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Leftist edges ahead in Mexico polls
 WEALTHY Mexicans are nervous that next Sunday's presidential election will be won by Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, a leftist who proclaims himself a champion of the poor and whose supporters dress as cockerels. They are equally nervous about what might happen if Lopez Obrador loses. After a hard-fought race against Felipe Calderon, his main conservative rival, Lopez Obrador, the former mayor of Mexico City, enters the final week of campaigning with a two-point opinion poll lead. The closeness of the campaign and the passions it has aroused have raised the spectre of an inconclusive result that could lead to paralysis if Lopez Obrador claims he is being cheated of victory. The threats of mass demonstrations and court challenges are complicating the outlook for the world's most populous Spanish-speaking country. Posted by: Fred 2006-06-26 |
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