Mexico’s President Says Will Congratulate US Leader After Legal Challenges Resolved

Epoch Times ^ | 11/8/29

[Impala64ssa]

MEXICO CITY—Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Saturday he would not congratulate a winner of the U.S. presidential election until legal challenges are concluded.

The Associated Press decision desk projected a victory for Democrat presidential candidate Joe Biden in the battleground state of Pennsylvania on Saturday, pushing him over the threshold of 270 Electoral College votes.

Confirming the winner of the Electoral College, which decides the formal winner of the U.S. presidential race even if the media declares a winner or a candidate concedes, is a process that can take the states and Congress up to two months to complete.

Mexico is the United States’ top trade partner, with over $600 billion of annual two-way commerce, and the bilateral relationship with its northern neighbor is by far the most important for Mexico.

“With regard to the U.S. election, we are going to wait until all the legal matters have been resolved,” Lopez Obrador said at a news conference.

“I can’t congratulate one candidate or the other. I want to wait until the electoral process is over.”

Republican President Donald Trump and his team have filed a raft of lawsuits to challenge the results.

[Impala64ssa]

Funny, actually pathetic that the Mexican President Obrador is more familiar with the presidential election process than the low info ignoramuses among us. Speaking of which, when Rudy Giuliani went after the Mob, surely he learned a thing or two about machine politics and voter fraud. Some of the mobsters he went after were known to be involved in election rigging. Hey, just ask Pelousi. Her father was mobbed up when he was mayor of Baltimore, which started going down the toilet during his tenure.

[LoveMyFreedom]

Smart man!

[rktman]

Okay, that’s weird.

[jimbug]

Took the words right outta my keyboard.

[GOP Poet]

Now that is not only appropriate. But classy and respectful.

[Rappini]

Well it looks like the Mexian Pres is smarter than Netanyaho.

[LoveMyFreedom]

Not weird. He has seen our President in action. Trade deal. Doesn’t want to cross him.

[rktman]

😂😷 yup. And the yoops too. ("members " of the eu.)

[This_Dude]

You need to be to stay alive in Mexican politics

[nhbob1]

Sounds like the Mexican Pres thinks Trump will win this and does not want to pi$$ him off and risk his wrath.

[Vesparado]

He understands the American way a lot better than a lot of Americans!

[Nachoman]

If anybody knows corruption, its the Mexicans.

[EliRoom8]

And why couldn’t “Bibi” do the same?

[Don Corleone]

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Saturday he would not congratulate a winner of the U.S. presidential election until legal challenges are concluded..

Acting more like an American than out traitorous 4th estate.

[Bonemaker]

He’s better on that than Fox.