For those inside and outside of Mexico hoping for a recount of the votes from the July 2nd presidential election, hope is dead. On Saturday Mexico’s top electoral court rejected Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador’s Democratic Revolution Party’s request for a recount. According to AP:

In Mexico’s central plaza, thousands of protesters watched the session on a huge screen, chanting “Vote by vote!” and drowning out the judges’ statements.

AMLO responded by telling the crowd:

For us, it’s very clear,” he said. “If they refuse a full recount, that’s proof that we won the presidential election…. They may have the money and the power, but we have what’s most important — the people’s support.

It’s very clear that the Mexican court’s decision will help keep alive the image of a corrupt Mexican electoral system with something to hide and that hurts all Mexicans, regardless of party affiliation.

Via / Yahoo! News & the LA Times
Image Via / Columbus Dispatch