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Mexico deputies scuffle in Congress in fraud protest

28 Nov 2006 20:06:44 GMT
Source: Reuters

MEXICO CITY, Nov 28 (Reuters) - Rival deputies scuffled on the floor of Mexico's Congress on Tuesday as leftist lawmakers tried to take the podium to protest President-elect Felipe Calderon's inauguration this week.

Leftists from the Party of the Democratic Revolution, who say Calderon won July's presidential election by fraud, have vowed to prevent the conservative from being sworn in at a ceremony in Congress on Friday.

The leftists and lawmakers from Calderon's National Action Party pushed and shouted at each other in the chamber of deputies.

The speaker of the chamber, Jorge Zermeno, suspended the session.

Mexico has been divided politically since the election, which Calderon won by less than one percentage point.

Losing candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has declared himself Mexico's "legitimate president" and vows to hound Calderon, a former energy minister in outgoing President Vicente Fox's government.

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Last updated:Tue Nov 28 20:08:51 2006