http://english.pravda.ru/world/americas/15-06-2006/82005-Mexico-0
Leftist Lopez Obrador retakes lead in Mexico's presidential race
15.06.2006
Candidates agreed to curb campaign hostilities.
Mexican leftist candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has retaken a lead
in the local presidential race after losing the first position to his
conservative opponent Felipe Calderon one month ago. The poll, conducted by the
Consulta Mitofsky polling group and broadcast on the Televisa television
channel, gave 35 percent to Lopez Obrador and 32 percent to Calderon.
Mexico's leftist City Mayor, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador
Earlier, a poll in the Milenio newspaper gave 34.2 percent to Lopez
Obrador and 31 percent to Calderon ahead of the July 2 election. Most other
recent polls had put the pair in a tie.
As the date comes closer, political parties have intensified their
campaigns in an attempt to attract more voters, in a country that has a
particular way of living politics. Mexicans love political scandals and
campaigns without them does not look attractive.
To fulfill the expectations of the public, Lopez Obrador and Felipe
Calderon have engaged in a series of accusations ranging from influence
peddling to money laundering, which have lead to protests from the national
electoral council. This week the Federal Electoral Institute has asked
political parties to ease tensions ahead of the vote, as particularly asked the
incumbent president Vicente Fox to who has been accused of campaign
interference, to refrain from commenting until after the Federal Electoral
Institute has announced preliminary results.
As election day nears, candidates have stepped up their attacks. Federal
election officials recently ordered the top two candidates to pull campaign
advertising that they deemed lodged unfair accusations. One of them said that
Lopez Obrador was "a risk for Mexico". The leftist mayor replied in another
aired advertising that Calderon was a "liar".
Hernan Etchaleco
Pravda.Ru
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