After this fight (click to watch video) happened today in the Mexican congress, we could be in for some crazy things on Friday.
Officially, Friday is the day when Felipe Calderon is going to be sworn in as the new president of Mexico. He won by less than 1% of the vote, and his opponent has sworn that he will not allow them to swear in the new president of Mexico on Friday. Lopez Obrador has set himself up as the “alternate president” and has been traveling the country to gain more support.
Who knows what will happen on Friday. There’s no class at the seminary, so we’re planning on staying home that day.
According to this article, the protest has ended in downtown Mexico City. They were forced to take down their tents by this morning in order for a military parade (for Independence Day) to be able to pass through. This doesn’t mean that the protest is over.
The president isn’t going to be doing the annual “grito” in the main square because of safety reasons. And, tomorrow, I think the protest will continue with possible decisions made by Lopez Obrador (the guy who lost the election). Please keep praying for this situation. At least they left peacefully for today.
Well, they officially declared Felipe Calderon the President-elect of Mexico. That doesn’t mean that the problems are over. They could just be beginning.
Today, the Federal Electoral Tribunal will make their announcement about the disputed election in Mexico. I have written about it before. Apparently, they are going to declare Felipe Calderon the winner. This is not going to make the thousands of people who are protesting happy. Here’s the article.
Some interesting things in the article:
- Lopez Obrador is considering setting up a “parallel government.”
- Lopez Obrador’s party controls Mexico City. This is why they haven’t been removed from the main square and have been allowed to keep up their protest.
- Business leaders said Monday they plan to file lawsuits against Mexico City’s government and Lopez Obrador’s party, alleging they are responsible for $369 million in lost revenues due to the protests.
- Hundreds of supporters of leftist candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador set up an overnight camp at the court’s headquarters late Monday, vowing to prevent the judges from declaring Calderon president.
This is definitely a big day in Mexican politics. This also means a lot for the stability of the country. The reaction to today’s declaration will determine a lot about the future months.
Here are 5 things I bet you didn’t know were owned or partially owned by Mexico’s rich and powerful:
- Entenmann’s pastries
- Thomas’ English Muffins
- GE Stoves and Refrigerators (many are made by Mexican companies)
- CompUSA
- Saks Fifth Avenue
Carlos Slim, according to Forbes magazine, is the third richest man in the world. The crazy thing is that we don’t have Entenmann’s, Thomas’ English Muffins, or any of the other things on the list here in Mexico.
I guess it’s not all tortillas and corn around here after all. What else could be owned by Mexicans that you didn’t know? There’s a lot more than you would think.
(via: The Arizona Republic)
