No end seen to Mexican vote dispute from recount [View All]

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Mexican electoral officials, monitored by judges, painstakingly tallied votes from a presidential election on Thursday in a partial recount that appeared unlikely to resolve a dispute over fraud claims.

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Ricardo Monreal, a top legal aide to Lopez Obrador, said the leftist would not recognize the partial recount result as definitive.

"We said we'd take part (in the recount), although unwillingly, but there is no way we will recognize the election result based on this," he said.

Members of the Mexican Federal Police, stand guard in case of possible protests by supporters



Marti Batres (C), president of the Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD) in Mexico City, and supporters of Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, presidential candidate for the PRD, protest outside the Mexican Attorney General's office in Mexico City August 10, 2006.


Supporters of Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, protest outside at the Mexican Attorney General's office in Mexico City August 10, 2006.


Supporters of Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, march during a protest at Reforma avenue in Mexico City August 10, 2006.


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