MEXICO CITY — Lawmakers wrestled, slapped each other and tumbled across the floor of Mexico’s Congress after opposition legislators threatened to block the inauguration of the incoming president, whom they accuse of stealing the election.
By late Tuesday, the brawl had turned into a tense standoff between congressmen of President-elect Felipe Calderon’s conservative party — who want him to take the oath of office in Congress — and opposition leftists who have vowed to block the swearing-in ceremony.
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el_longhgorn // 29 November 2006 at 3:07 pm |
A true embarassment for all of Mexico. And these are the leaders?
¡Para Justicia y Libertad! » The Mexican Standoff // 1 December 2006 at 1:33 pm |
[...] On Tuesday, lawmakers of Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s (AMLO) – Calderón’s rival in the disputed presidential election, Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD) literally fought with the ruling party for control of the speaker’s podium, the area where the swearing-in is to take place before Congress. They later staked out their territory by camping out with blankets and pillows for three days, in an attempt to block the ceremony. According to the Houston Chronicle, the fight has continued an hour before incoming President Felipe Calderón was to take the oath of office. [...]