Mexican election very nearly split
Mexican election authorities will conduct a recount to determine who won yesterday's presidential vote, with nearly complete returns showing former Energy Minister Felipe Calderon in front by the slimmest of margins.
Calderon, of President Vicente Fox's National Action Party, had 36.36 percent of the vote, followed by former Mexico City Mayor Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador with 35.39 percent, based on 97.6 percent of ballots counted. Both candidates, separated by 371,786 votes, declared victory. A recount will start July 5, and authorities plan to say that night how long it may last. The electoral court has until Aug. 31 to decide any challenges.
This could get ugly. Apparently the recount process in Mexico is less clear then the one Florida had in 2000. Both sides are already talking lawsuits and proclaiming victory.
Jay