Election battle engulfs Chiapas, Mexico
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A tight governor's race Sunday in Mexico's poorest state has become the latest political battleground for the country's leftist party, which is disputing the results of last month's presidential election.
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Mexicans buffeted by a mudslinging, polarized presidential campaign are choosing Sunday between plunging into Latin America&#039;s left-wing tide or electing a conservative who favors free trade and globalization.
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MEXICO CITY &amp;#151; Hundreds of thousands of protesters marched through the Mexican capital on Sunday to demand a manual recount in the disputed presidential election, led by a leftist candidate who says fraud cost him the presidency.
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The ruling party&#039;s Felipe Calderon won the official count in Mexico&#039;s disputed presidential race Thursday, a come-from-behind victory for the stiff technocrat. But his leftist rival refused to concede and said he&#039;d fight the results in court.
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Leftist candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador called Sunday for hundreds of thousands of his supporters to erect permanent protest camps to cripple Mexico's capital until a disputed presidential election is decided.
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Leftist candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said Sunday he was digging in for a long battle to ensure his ruling-party rival is not declared the winner of presidential elections, calling on supporters to demonstrate in front of the court that ruled against his demand for a full recount.
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Rival deputies in Mexico's Congress come to blows, days ahead of the inauguration of President-elect Felipe Calderon.
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MEXICO CITY &amp;#151; Leftist presidential candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador told a vast crowd of supporters Sunday to wage a campaign of &quot;civil resistance&quot; to push for a manual recount of the election that he claims his conservative opponent won by fraud.
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Felipe Calderon took power as Mexico's president on Friday and pleaded for an end to months of unrest led by leftists who claim he stole July's election and have vowed to block him from taking the oath of office.
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Mexico's former ruling party, trying to fight its way back to the presidency, overwhelmingly won two gubernatorial elections Monday and held razor-thin leads in two other races.
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Mexico City's leftist mayor led more than 150,000 demonstrators in a march Sunday to protest efforts to impeach him, an issue his supporters say threatens Mexico's political stability and pits "those on the bottom" against "those on top."
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The party of leftist presidential candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador demanded a ballot-by-ballot recount Tuesday in Mexico&#039;s closest-ever presidential race, claiming the vote was manipulated and renewing fears of violent protests if the fiery politician doesn&#039;t get his way.
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TLAXCALA, Mexico  - The former ruling party had an  early lead late Sunday in state gubernatorial elections across  Mexico as the party tried to build on a bid to retake the  presidency in 2006.
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Felipe Calderon took power as Mexico's president on Friday but he faces a rough reception from leftist opponents who claim he stole July's election and plan to stop him from being sworn in later in the day.
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A 6.1 magnitude earthquake rocks the southern Mexican state of Chiapas, forcing thousands to flee their homes.
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Vicente Fox, often criticized as a  paper cowboy for a tame performance in four years as Mexican  president, is now in a showdown with Congress and Mexico City's  popular mayor and at odds with Washington.
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A leader of Mexico's largest leftist party led thousands of protesters in a march to the center of this historic city on Sunday, demanding the resignation of the state governor and the withdrawal of thousands of federal police.