A protest today in Mexico City brought more than 1 million people to the Zocalo, Mexico City's central square. They were there insisting on a recount of the votes cast in the presidential race that pitted Andrés Manuel López Obrador against Felipe Calderón. While López Obrador appears to have lost by about 244,000 votes in an election in which 41 million votes were cast, the protestors want proof. They do not want Calderón sworn in as President if, indeed, López Obrador won. From what I have read, Calderón opposed a recount, while López Obrador insists on it. I cannot imagine why a recount would not be done, given the closeness of the vote. López Obrador may well come out with fewer votes than his opponent; if Calderón is devoted to democracy, he should not object.
I support a recount. Whoever is shown to be the winner should take power.
An aside: The Guadalajara Reporters seems, to me, to have a political agenda that is more in line with Calderón than with López Obrador. Normally, that would not bother me, if the agenda tainted only editorial comments. But I think I see evidence of it influencing 'news' coverage.
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