Posted on 07/05/2006 2:12:31 PM PDT by chilepepper
MEXICO CITY -(Dow Jones)- Mexico's leftist presidential candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador holds a small lead in the final vote count being conducted by the Federal Electoral Institute, or IFE, based on results from 35.2% of polling stations, The Associated Press reported Wednesday afternoon.
Lopez Obrador, of the Democratic Revolution Party, or PRD, is ahead with 37.1%, while conservative Felipe Calderon of the ruling National Action Party, or PAN, has 34.3% of the vote, according to IFE.
A quick tally the night of Sunday's vote proved too close for IFE to call a winner, so election officials Wednesday started a full review of tallies compiled by polling stations. The process could take several days to complete.
In a preliminary vote count, Calderon led by a little over 400,000 votes, about 1 percentage point, with 98.5% of the country's more than 130,000 balloting places reporting.
Lopez Obrador's campaign has rejected the preliminary results and called on IFE to open ballot boxes and conduct a vote-by-vote recount, citing irregularities. Leonel Cota, president of the PRD, upped the stakes Wednesday by saying the campaign won't concede the election without a full recount.
While parties can appeal to district election officials to open ballot boxes for a recount, it's unclear if a nationwide recount is allowed under Mexican law.
0.65 and holding.
I think I've seen that but don't know what it is. Sushi?
The magic number is starting to creep downward with each bump -- it's now below 12%. Of course, some of it is just an artifact in that the margin now seems to move either 0, or else .02% (Calderon +.01, Obrador-.01) each time. So any time it doesn't move, it hurts more each time. However, we seem to be getting movement almost every time, and the strength of each move accelerates as the remaining vote gets smaller. Looking cautiously good -- unless they run out of PAN areas, while still leaving out the DF area we were discussing above.
I don't know if they're the same (I don't have that network). But what I've seen is quite Whoa! material too.
Positive Movement
94.61% votes counted
Obrador 35.92%
Calderon 35.28%
Difference of 0.64%
Closes another 0.01%
The Mexican sites continue to update the vote totals. And several articles say that by law election workers must work around the clock. So, my guess is that the vote-counting is continuing in the other areas.
"Better get that fence-wall up soon....if you think border crossings are bad now, it's gonna get a lot worse under this fool."
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Yep.
But you have Gladstones and the Reel Inn!!
Just went to Gladstones...never been to the Reel Inn.
That's on the D.F. only and apparently it's the case, they've reached 97% and will continue tomorrow.
OH! You must go ... if you like to cook that is. A huge store of cooking implements and ingredients. The moved into a new, larger spot late 2005. Anything and everything for cooking.
Darn!
There was this place in Arcadia called "Taco Lita" that had this fantastic jumbo burrito. I don't know whatever happened to that place.
I think it's interesting how people go from one place to another and miss things from someplace else. *hums "America The Beautiful"*
Positive Movement
94.69% votes counted
Obrador 35.91%
Calderon 35.29%
Difference of 0.62%
Closes another 0.02%
My sister-in-law just moved to Arcadia...I'll have to pay her a visit and see if it's around...Taco Lita...I'll check it out.
LOL! Work around the clock in Mexico?
Mort's Deli is so EXPENSIVE!!
I paid way too much for a hot dog and it was one of the worst ever. They put it in a cold bun.
I used to enjoy it long ago, though.
BTW, was up in the Palisades yesterday for the 4th of July parade. The longest one ever; 2 hours!!!
Predict Claderon by 0.28% at current rate.
Obrador Calderon Margn Delta Votes Delta Rate
0.94% 92.57%
0.75% -0.19% 93.99% 1.42% -13.38%
35.95% 35.26% 0.69% -0.06% 94.32% 0.33% -18.18%
35.92% 35.28% 0.64% -0.05% 94.61% 0.29% -17.24%
100.00% -16.27%
-0.92% 5.68%
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