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Mexican lawmakers call on Oaxaca governor to resign

30 Oct 2006 18:56:39 GMT
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MEXICO CITY, Oct 30 (Reuters) - Mexico's lower house of Congress called on Oaxaca state's embattled governor to resign on Monday to end months of violent protests that led riot police to seize control of the state capital over the weekend.

Gov. Ulises Ruiz has been under fire for five months, with leftist protesters in the popular tourist city of Oaxaca accusing him of corruption and repression and demanding his ouster.

Federal riot police broke up the demonstrators' barricades and took control of the colonial city on Sunday. Ruiz had repeatedly called for federal forces to step in.

The Chamber of Deputies voted overwhelmingly in favor of a motion calling on him to step down.

Ruiz has flatly refused to resign. Lawmakers from his own Institutional Revolutionary Party failed to back him, with most abstaining and only a few voting against the motion.

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Last updated:Mon Oct 30 18:58:39 2006