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Regions and CountriesSeptember 7, 2006
In Mexico, a Class War Looms
The confirmation of Felipe Calderón’s electoral victory signals the end of Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s three-year struggle for the presidency and the beginning of a new phase of organized resistance.
John Ross
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Regions and CountriesAugust 25, 2006
Angrily Awaiting a Messiah
In Mexico City and beyond, tensions are rising between government security forces and thousands of impoverished supporters of Andrés Manuel López Obrador, a restive constituency to which political parties and process are increasingly irrelevant.
John Ross
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Regions and CountriesAugust 8, 2006
The Smoking Volcano
As election officials in Mexico recount only a handful of contested voting districts in the flawed presidential elections, Andrés Manuel López Obrador walks a tightrope between defiance and keeping a lid on his steamed-up constituents.
John Ross
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Regions and CountriesJuly 10, 2006
Mexico’s Fractured Electoral Landscape
The disputed presidential election has fractured Mexico’s political landscape, pitting leftists against conservatives and the affluent against an indignant Indian and mestizo underclass.
John Ross
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Regions and CountriesJuly 5, 2006
Disputed Election Raises Tensions in Mexico
Memories of a stolen 1988 election cloud the political landscape, as voters await results of the disputed presidential election.
John Ross