Mexico Awaits Final Result

It was a nail-biting three days but it looks like Felipe Calderón of the ruling Partido Acción Nacional (PAN) has won Mexico's presidential elections. The narrowest of victories (a 0.6% margin - just 244,000 votes) came to the market-friendly conservative after days of uncertainty during which, at one stage, the lead passed into the hands of rival López Obrador of the Partido de la Revolución Democrática (PRD). While there is a general feeling that Calderón has now won, the saga looks unlikely to end until August 31, the deadline by which the Federal Electoral Tribunal (TRIFE) must make a final

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