Mexico Presidential Election 2006 Watch: Felipe Calderon Declares Victory

Presidential candidate Felipe Calderon from National Action raises his hand after saying independent exit polls showed him ahead and he had “no doubt” he won the race in Mexico City, July 2, 2006.

Reuters: Mexico conservative claims win as chaos fears ease

Mexico’s conservative presidential candidate Felipe Calderon declared victory on Monday in a bitterly contested election and official returns appeared to show his leftist rival could no longer catch him.

Calderon had a lead of almost 400,000 votes over Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador with returns in from 96.6 percent of polling stations and a senior election official said it was unlikely to change with a recount ordered for later this week.

A Calderon victory would ensure Mexico sticks to the free-market policies of outgoing President Vicente Fox and hold steady as a U.S. ally, bucking a trend of Latin American nations who have turned to the left and away from Washington in recent years.

“There is an irreversible result and it is in my favor,” a confident Calderon of the ruling National Action Party said in a television interview. “The result gives me a very clear victory that cannot be reversed.”

Good.

Now, let’s get busy in solving the illegal immigration problem that is plaguing the United States – unless the Lefties in Mexico claim THIS election was stolen from them.

The Americas don’t need another socialist MORON like Hugo Chavez in Argentina or Castro in Cuba.

Stay tuned……..

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