By Rudy Poe

Mexico has continued to struggle with its presidential electoral crisis, in which accusations of fraud have mobilized thousands of supporters of the left-wing Presidential candidate of the Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD), Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, to demonstrate in the streets of Mexico City. With ample evidence of fraud - vote stuffing, vote buying, President Vicente Fox’s intervention, campaigning after the cut-off date which was one week before the election date, and the manipulation of votes at voting stations - the PRD candidate and millions of sympathizers demanded a full recount.

by Jen Lawhorne 

Sunday in Mexico City, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador rejected a high Mexico court’s resolution for a partial recount of votes from the presidential election and announced that civil resistance will continue until demands for a full recount are met. 

by Chris Thomas

This past July 2nd witnessed Mexico's highly anticipated presidential elections, the culmination of months of aggressive campaigning and right off the heels of political violence and turmoil in various parts of the country.

By Lilia Lopez

This month´s update on the Mexican Presidential Race

PRD   
After weathering a surprise drop of support in major public opinion surveys last month, Andrés Manuel López Obrador has regained a slight lead according to a new poll of Mexican voters published on May 29.

By Lilia Lopez

As election-day looms closer, Mexico's politicians aren't holding anything back and taking their increasingly dirty fight to the television airwaves.

By Lilia Lopez

Despite the insults, accusations and extremely confident opponents, when the pollsters spew out the numbers, things look good for López Obrador.

By Lilia López

The PRD’s Lopez Obrador continues to hold a comfortable lead in the fight for Mexico’s presidency, but with accusations rampant and niceties scarce, the field is wide-open.

By Lilia López

How to bring in the New Year if you’re one of three men running for the Mexican presidency in 2006?

Written by Lilia López

The following is a brief summary of the latest news coming out of Mexico's three major political parties: the Partido Revolucionario Institucional (PRI), Partido Acción Nacional (PAN) and Partido de la Revolución Democrática (PRD). This section will appear ever month from now until the July 2006 elections.

Article written by Diego Merino

Desafuero Protest

Early in April, the Mexican Congress voted 360 to 127 to strip
Andrés Manuel López Obrador, the mayor of Mexico City, of his political
immunity. It remains unclear whether Mr. López Obrador will be able to
run for President in the 2006 elections, but since the vote in
Congress, there have been several developments in his favor.