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Obrador Vows Civil Disobedience in Mexico
The candidate who came in second in Mexico’s presidential election is refusing to recognize the winner as the country’s legitimate leader. Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador is vowing a campaign of civil disobedience now, as The World’s William Troop reports.
Election runner-up Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador waves to supporters as he arrives to a rally at the Zocalo main square in Mexico City September 9, 2012. Lopez Obrador called his supporters for a pacific civil disobedience and announced that will hold a referendum among his supporters to know if his movement remains a civil association or becomes a new party, local media reported. REUTERS/Tomas Bravo (MEXICO – Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS)
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The candidate who came in second in Mexico’s presidential election is refusing to recognize the winner as the country’s legitimate leader.
Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador is vowing a campaign of civil disobedience now, as The World’s William Troop reports.