Defeated Candidate Calls for Civil Resistance
Andrés Manuel López Obrador, the defeated leftwing candidate in Mexico's presidential election, has called for a radicalisation of the campaign to force a recount.
Speaking at a rally after a march of hundreds of thousands of supporters through the capital, Mr López Obrador announced more marches and a plan for non-violent civil resistance.
The official count of votes cast in the July 2 election gave a narrow victory of below 0.6% to the conservative candidate, Felipe Calderón. Mr López Obrador says tally sheets were fiddled to rob him of victory.
Speaking at a rally after a march of hundreds of thousands of supporters through the capital, Mr López Obrador announced more marches and a plan for non-violent civil resistance.
The official count of votes cast in the July 2 election gave a narrow victory of below 0.6% to the conservative candidate, Felipe Calderón. Mr López Obrador says tally sheets were fiddled to rob him of victory.
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