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Learning English - Words in the News 07 July, 2006 - Published 13:20 GMT Mexico election result | ||||||||||||
The ruling party candidate in Mexico's presidential election Felipe Calderon has won a narrow victory over his left-of-centre opponent. His opponent, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, is refusing to recognise the result. This report from Daniel Lak: A long agonising ballot count is over. This impossibly close result now guarantees an even more drawn out political drama. The losing candidate, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, says he'll challenge the vote count before a seven-judge electoral tribunal next week. He's also calling for a big rally by supporters on Saturday in downtown Mexico City. In the last days of the campaign, about half a million of his poor and working-class supporters came to a rally in the same area. His victorious opponent, Felipe Calderon, aware perhaps of his potentially weak mandate, has asked Mr Lopez Obrador to join him in a national unity government, but that offer has met with no response. The leftist leader wants a full recount of all forty-one million ballots cast and he's emphasising his demands with his street power. A final result has to be declared within two months and the various challenges and protests could drag on here until the end of August. Mexico's election is over, but political instability remains. Daniel Lak, BBC, Mexico City agonising ballot count drawn out challenge a big rally potentially weak mandate ballots cast drag on |
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