Monday, August 21, 2006

Yet another tight election in Mexico

The candidates from the PRI and PRD for the governor of Chiapas, Mexico are running neck-and-neck after elections were held yesterday. Incumbent Jaime Sabines, from the same political party as Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, has a 0.29% lead over Jose Antonio Aguilar Bodegas (image via Houston Chronicle) that was endorsed by the same party as alleged president-elect Felipe Calderon.

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2 comments:

  1. Anonymous4:58 PM

    I'm traumatized after the latest US stolen elections. I just don't trust "neck in neck" results. They always seem to be a sly way for the loser to make it seem they had more a chance than they did, so that when they steal the final tally, it's not TOO hard to believe. Why doesn't anyone win by more than 5% of the vote anymore? Or even ONE PERCENT?

    gah.

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  2. Erwin C.8:32 PM

    Better to have a tight race and put everyone on their toes than a boring, predictable blowout.

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