Photos were taken from ttp://resistenciahastaelfin.blogspot.com, www.eluniversal.com.mx, and la www.lajornada.unam.mxThis 20 of November two things happened in Mexico. On the one hand, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador swearing-in as a legitimate president took place in the ‘zocalo’ before hundred of thousands of people.
Mexican democracy over the 70 or so years under PRI ruling was characterised by electoral frauds and very efficient institutions in corrupt practices. In 2000,
most Mexicans, including myself, believed that all that was due to finish with the success of Vicente Fox who came from the opposition (right-wind party PAN).
Rather, corruption increased to a level in which even Fox relatives and Fox’s wife are implicated in quite few scandals. Institution such as IFE behaved as in the old days by separating from clear elections. Even the ‘Tribunal Federal Electoral’ the highest authority in electoral matters ruled out electoral fraud, arguing that despite de fact that both the president and the Coordinating entrepreneurial council (CCE) illegally
intervened in the process, it was not by too much.
In the light of the above political environment, Lopez Obrador called his supporters for peaceful civil resistance. This movement has spread over the country and abroad manly to the states. Its aim is clear to boycott brands and enterprises that paid for the black campaign. Furthermore, Lopez Obrador was recognised as the legitimate winner in the last election. As a consequence he took over presidency this November 20th.
On the other hand, in Oaxaca at about 1:30 pm there was a demonstration asking the governor to resign and stop the
kidnappings and illegal arrests. Then police started to shut teargas. Violence started again. After four hours of fight and some 60 injured, Marcelino Coache agreed with some police chiefs that they have to retreat and stop fighting protestors. They eventually did and freed some detainees.
Reporter from ‘la jornada’ says he and others were hunted down by hand-gunned policemen. Francisco Olvera, (La Jornada), photographers Patricia Domínguez and Jorge Luis Plata (Efe and Reuters respectively), also the cameraman from ‘Tv Azteca’ Alejandro Domínguez Juárez were defective assaulted by PFP policemen. Alejandro Torres from ‘el
universal’ was hit by a teargas bullet on his left leg.
All in all, situation in Mexico remains uncertain. At federal level, Calderon will face the fact that he was not able to fully demonstrate that he really won the election. Obrador, will have to face a fierce campaign to associate him with violence in order to discredit his legitimacy. In Oaxaca, is not clear how the governor could resign if there is only 9 days left for him to designate a successor in the government. This movement can prevent him from facing justice and can even cover up much of his corruption. As to APPO it is not clear what exactly they can do to force Ulises to run away. In the mean time, the only winner out of all this seems to be the
warlords of 
narcotics whose power boosted and remains unchallenged.
Mexican democracy over the 70 or so years under PRI ruling was characterised by electoral frauds and very efficient institutions in corrupt practices. In 2000,
most Mexicans, including myself, believed that all that was due to finish with the success of Vicente Fox who came from the opposition (right-wind party PAN).Rather, corruption increased to a level in which even Fox relatives and Fox’s wife are implicated in quite few scandals. Institution such as IFE behaved as in the old days by separating from clear elections. Even the ‘Tribunal Federal Electoral’ the highest authority in electoral matters ruled out electoral fraud, arguing that despite de fact that both the president and the Coordinating entrepreneurial council (CCE) illegally
intervened in the process, it was not by too much.In the light of the above political environment, Lopez Obrador called his supporters for peaceful civil resistance. This movement has spread over the country and abroad manly to the states. Its aim is clear to boycott brands and enterprises that paid for the black campaign. Furthermore, Lopez Obrador was recognised as the legitimate winner in the last election. As a consequence he took over presidency this November 20th.
On the other hand, in Oaxaca at about 1:30 pm there was a demonstration asking the governor to resign and stop the
kidnappings and illegal arrests. Then police started to shut teargas. Violence started again. After four hours of fight and some 60 injured, Marcelino Coache agreed with some police chiefs that they have to retreat and stop fighting protestors. They eventually did and freed some detainees.Reporter from ‘la jornada’ says he and others were hunted down by hand-gunned policemen. Francisco Olvera, (La Jornada), photographers Patricia Domínguez and Jorge Luis Plata (Efe and Reuters respectively), also the cameraman from ‘Tv Azteca’ Alejandro Domínguez Juárez were defective assaulted by PFP policemen. Alejandro Torres from ‘el
universal’ was hit by a teargas bullet on his left leg.All in all, situation in Mexico remains uncertain. At federal level, Calderon will face the fact that he was not able to fully demonstrate that he really won the election. Obrador, will have to face a fierce campaign to associate him with violence in order to discredit his legitimacy. In Oaxaca, is not clear how the governor could resign if there is only 9 days left for him to designate a successor in the government. This movement can prevent him from facing justice and can even cover up much of his corruption. As to APPO it is not clear what exactly they can do to force Ulises to run away. In the mean time, the only winner out of all this seems to be the
warlords of 
narcotics whose power boosted and remains unchallenged. 
