Punch-up in Mexican Parliament

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Thursday November 30, 2006 11:39

by Frieda.

George Bush Senior to Attend Calderon's inauguration- 1/12/06.

The conservatives took over the Podium of the Mexican Parliament yesterday,
amid unprecedented scenes as a result of the naming of the Calderon Cabinet.
Calderon famously got the vote with less than a % difference, between him and Obrador.
Harvard educated Calderon has turned a blind eye to the new 700 mile fence
that borders the US and to the repression of the democratic movement in Oaxaca.
Bush Junior is to busy to attend- thus George H.W will.
(backround to the elections- O'Luain and Mac Diarmada: http://www.indymedia.ie.article/78016

'Up close and Personal'

Violence has again broken out in Mexico city. Obrador has declared a parallel parliament.

Calderon named Francisco Ramirez Acuna as his interior secretary. ex Jalico governor
in 2004- whose name is associated with brutal repression of democracy movements.

The backround is on http://www.indymedia.ie/article/78016 (article and comments)

and

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/5326452.stm

The above BBC link has some info on the 'machine, that caused the problem.
The Federal Electoral Tribunal and the Federal Electoral Institute.

The Mexican leadership has largely ignored the corrupt regime of Governor
Ulises Ruis in Oaxaca. Yesterday in Parlaiment the conservatives seized
the podium, amid rumours that the left were going to seize power.

Punches were shared. people were thrown off the podium. Parlaiment
was closed down.... but, the inauguration of the disputed Caulderon, best
friend of the Bush Regime will go ahead tomorrow.

The'fixing' of the elections in Mexico was related to a company associated
with Jeb Bush in Florida.

Uli Schmetzer has a good article: http://nyc.indymedia.org/en/2006/11/80131.org