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Dec
01
In a surprising midnight ceremony at the presidential residence of Los Pinos, outgoing Mexican [tag]President Vicente Fox[/tag] handed over the green, white and red presidential sash to incoming president elect [tag]Felipe Calderón[/tag]. Fearing that the inauguration would be blocked, Calderón – a 44- year-old conservative, pro-business politician who is close to the Catholic Church – [...]
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Put forth by XicanoPwr
Sep
05
Update: Fecal won. Tomorrow is the day that Today the Electoral Court of the Federal Judiciary (TEPJF) will finally officially name Felipe Calderón president-elect. Honestly, it is not surprising, last week TEPJF had ruled that Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) had failed to prove that the irregularities in many of the polling places did not [...]
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Jul
30
It is not a surprise that the Bush administration has been chagrining by the Latin American New Left. The electoral results throughout South America have not been going Dudya’s way, the countries being governed by new left-leaning presidents are: Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Venezuela, and Chile. And when it comes to attacking unbacked leaders, the US [...]
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Jul
24
In Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) fight to demand a recount of Mexico’s July 2 presidential election, Prensa Latina is reporting that Mexico’s “Por el Bien de Todos†coalition is presenting additional proof electoral violations took place. Among the proof to be shown will be broken seals that were illegally opened at the ballot boxes [...]
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Jul
07
After Mexico’s Federal Electoral Institute (IFE) vote count, the [tag]IFE[/tag] declared [tag]Felipe Calder�n[/tag] the top vote-getter in what is seen as the tightest presidential election in Mexico’s history. Final Count: Felipe Calder�n: 35.88% [tag]Andres Manuel López Obrador[/tag]: 35.31% Difference/Diferencia – 0.57 pts What seemed to be a López Obrador victory on July 5, was nothing [...]
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This is the blog of Edmundo "XicanoPwr" Rocha, a social worker, an activist, freelance writer and founder and editor of The Sanctuary. My interests include: immigration reform, critical race theory and it's interaction with equality/inequality and freedom/oppression as they relate to the experiences of people of color in the Americas.
Para Justicia y Libertad is a Latino-centered political blog focusing on the humanistic perspective of politics, history, and society as they relate to the Latina/o community throughout Texas and the United States.
