Mexico Opposition Fights to Hold Veracruz Bastion
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Mexico's main opposition party fought to hold on to one of its oldest electoral bastions ahead of 2006 presidential elections, in a close governor's race on Sunday in Veracruz state.
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MEXICO CITY -- Deadly assaults on two police stations by criminals wearing soldiers' uniforms have raised the pressure on Mexico's new president, Felipe Calder&#xF3;n, to demonstrate that his much flaunted military-led crackdown on organized crime can stand up to the nation's powerful drug cartels.
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Leftist protesters targeted Mexican   President Vicente Fox at a major military parade on Saturday,   then rallied to plot their next move in a long battle to   overturn a July election they say was rigged.
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Mexican President-elect Felipe   Calderon views violent disturbances in the tourist city of   Oaxaca, where protesters are trying to oust the governor, as   the country's biggest challenge, a top aide said on Tuesday.
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Mexico's interior secretary on Tuesday said the supporters of a leftist presidential candidate who are occupying a central part of the capital have set up an "illegal blockade" and it was up to the mayor to guarantee order.
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MEXICO CITY, Dec. 11 -- More than 5,000 Mexican soldiers and federal police officers swept into the troubled state of Michoacan on Monday hoping to quell a long, barbaric war between rival drug cartels.
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Bitter political rivalries flared at independence celebrations in Mexico for a second year in a row.
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MEXICO CITY -- Andr&#xE9;s Manuel L&#xF3;pez Obrador, convinced he won't be awarded the presidency, has vowed to create a parallel leftist government and is urging Mexicans not to recognize the apparent victory of the ruling party's Felipe Calder&#xF3;n.
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Mexico City's leftist mayor led tens of thousands of 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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Felipe Calderon&#039;s slim lead in Mexico&#039;s presidential race was called into question as an official recount of vote tallies showed his leftist opponent slightly ahead late Wednesday. However, Calderon insisted he had won and even offered to include his rival in his Cabinet.
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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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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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Supporters of leftist President Rafael Correa armed with sticks and stones fought their way into the Congress building Tuesday, demanding lawmakers call a referendum on whether the country's constitution should be rewritten.
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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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Conservative Felipe Calderon pledged Sunday to win Mexico&#039;s closely fought presidential election by a solid margin, insisting he is the safe option against a vindictive and radical leftist rival.
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Spain&#39;s ruling Socialists face a battle  to win back support in Madrid before next year&#39;s general  election after the capital voted in favor of the opposition in  regional polls.
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Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, who is disputing the outcome of Mexico's elections, tells supporters to fight on.