López Obrador vows to form parallel Mexican government

“Andrés Manuel López Obrador, convinced he won’t be awarded the presidency, has vowed to create a parallel leftist government and is urging Mexicans not to recognize the apparent victory of the ruling party’s Felipe Calderón.

While his party lacks the seats in Congress to block legislation, López Obrador can mobilize millions to pressure his conservative rival to adopt the left’s agenda — or to clamp down and risk a backlash.”

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