Opposition Keeps Mexican President From Delivering Annual Address In Congress
Matthew Borghese - All Headline News Staff Writer Mexico City, Mexico (AHN) - The opposition in Mexico has made good on a promise to march on Congress and force President Vincente Fox to cancel his State of the Nation Address. The protesters want a recount of the July 2 Presidential elections, where they say opposition candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador is the rightful winner. The event is the first time in modern Mexican history where the President did not address Congress. Instead, Fox delivered a written copy to the legislature, and will address the nation in a televised speech. According to CNN, the standoff comes six days before the top electoral court must declare a president-elect or annul the July 2 vote and order a new election. Prior to the speech, fearing violent protests, authorities surrounded Congress for up to 10 blocks with multiple layers of steel barriers; attack dogs in cages, ready to be released; water cannons; and riot police in full protective gear. Entire neighborhoods were sealed off, preventing some of the city's sprawling markets from opening.
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