Mexican Election

[slaar]

The UK media wet it's collective knickers in orgiastic delight when the exact same thing happened in Ukraine.

In what ways is this situation exactly the same?

 

[poster342002]

In what ways is this situation exactly the same?

Err, contested election? Masses of people on the streets? That sort of thing?

 

[fishfingerer]

Any word from the zapatistas? They think Obrador is an arse don't they.

 

[girasol]

Photos of protests

Lots of them on flickr

elecciones mexico 2006 pool

Great thread by the way, lots of useful information.

 

[chilango]

Revolution in Oaxaca?

...things are well under way.

http://www.narconews.com/Issue42/article2045.html

 

[lostexpectation]

they changed there indepedence day celebrations away from the capital to another town...

 

[phildwyer]

they changed there indepedence day celebrations away from the capital to another town...

Why? Or rather: what's their excuse?

 

[bigfish]

Why? Or rather: what's their excuse?

My guess is the irony and provocative nature of celebrating independence in a capital currently besieged by masses of Mexican people demanding independence from a thoroughly debased and corrupt establishment that holds them in chains, was not lost on Mexico's elite.

 

[chilango]

Also makes the PAN look good - avoiding potential confrontation, winning sympathy, rediscovering old traditions etc holding it in Dolores Hidalgo where the first "grito" was made.

Personally off to a local one in a PRD stronghold tonight. Will report back on Monday.

Oh, and they`ve anounced they`re gonna burn all the ballots.

 

[bigfish]

... Oh, and they`ve anounced they`re gonna burn all the ballots.

Destroying the evidence. A sure sign the election was rigged in favour of the PAN.

 

[lostexpectation]

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationw...ry?coll=la-headlines-world&ctrack=1&cset=true

ah obrador said he wouldn't bloke, allmexicans obviously like their independence day, but he has declread himself president and arranged an alternat cabinet...

it a bit like ken livingstone declaring himself primeminister? (although he never came second in a gE)



still the MSM stuidously ignore it all

 

[greenman]

BBC recognise Mexico moving towards "dual power" crisis situation -
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/5353074.stm

 

[ska invita]

good photos here:
http://www.amlo.org.mx/fotogaleria/zip/1609200611.zip

and here:

http://www.amlo.org.mx/fotogaleria/zip/1609200609.zip

 

[phildwyer]

BBC recognise Mexico moving towards "dual power" crisis situation -
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/5353074.stm

There seems to be a contradiction in the report, between statements like this: "The campaign hopes to spend the next six years opposing the rule of Mr Calderon," and statements like this: "A government spokesman said the event was moved from Mexico City because of fears of radical groups planning violence." I suppose the opposition is split over what tactics to use?

 

[chilango]

its very quiet here now.

maybe its all over?

 

[ska invita]

its very quiet here now.

maybe its all over?

All kicking off again - looks like they are in for the long haul
http://www.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,,1883587,00.html

 

[phildwyer]

All kicking off again - looks like they are in for the long haul
http://www.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,,1883587,00.html

Yes, I said Oaxaca was the one to watch. Makes me wonder what's happening in Zipolite, although I rather doubt anyone's noticed.

 

[chilango]

The rumours here are that a military assault on Oaxaca is imminent.




Incidentally, the Oaxaca insurgency has nothing to do with the election. They don`t support the PRD/Obrador anymore than the Zapatistas do.

 

[phildwyer]

The rumours here are that a military assault on Oaxaca is imminent.

Would such an assault be successful? Sounds like a risky venture to me--how would the Zapatistas or the demonstrators in DF respond?

 

[chilango]

Would such an assault be successful? Sounds like a risky venture to me--how would the Zapatistas or the demonstrators in DF respond?

well....as far as I can see there are no demonstrators in DF anymore. The PRD are trying to convert that movement into a tame campaign to use in future elections.

the zapatistas don`t have the military capability to do anything other than prevent an assault on their municipalities. politically they are already around the country trying to generalise movements such as their own, oaxaca and atenco.

the state has gotten away with its assault on atenco. there is no reason why it can't in oaxaca.

I hope i`m wrong.