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López Obrador to Univisión: I am the President

17:51 H | Topics: Controversia - Mexico - Politics

According to Spain's El País newspaper, left-wing candidate for the presidency of Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador told Univisión yesterday that he is in fact the President of his country, though election fraud has placed that honor on his opponent Felipe Calderón:

Leftist Andrés Manuel López Obrador told U.S. network Univision today that he is "President of Mexico", as the Electoral court continues to examine the charges of voter fraud during the July 2nd elections. López Obrador, according to the Mexican Federal Electoral Institute (IFE) took second place by receiving 0.58% votes less than conservative candidate Felipe Calderón.

According to El País, this declaration seems to have been brought on by the fact that

"...powerful teacher's union leader and close friend to President
Vicente Fox, Elba Esther Gordillo, referred to Calderón as 'President Elect' in an official speech."

President or not, López Obrador is still not giving up, and to prove that point, he's organized yet another "Vote by Vote" march for this weekend, which will end at Mexico City's main square, el Zócalo.

Related: López Obrador: No faith in election agency (Houston Chronicle)

Via / El País

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