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BJECT: ELECTION DAY IN MEXICO: NOT OVER YETF: A. MEXICO 3662

B. MEXICO 3422C. MEXICO 3309lassified By: Ambassador Antonio 0, Garza, Jr. for reasons 1.4(b) and

. (C) Summary: Election day was calm in Mexico, marked byorderly process. But even a good process

te. Electoral authorities insist the countrydrag on into July 6 and maybe even Julyate July 2, the head of Mexico's Federal Electoral

nstitute (IFE) urged the parties to wait for IFE to do itsresident Fox delivered the same message. Withinanuel Lopez Obrador reacted to these pleasend his victory. Felipe Calderon responded

a narrow lead.alderon paid more deference to IFE than Lopez Obrador, butsage was equally clear. Preliminary results or PREP

polling stations reporting as of 12:30 pmT July 3) show Calderon with a one point lead. If the July

race to be

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UNCLASSIFIEDin the Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TEPJF). End

. ( C ) As in past elections, there were problems with polling

Thereall threesuborning voters

(U) Also as in past elections, there were problems withof ballots. Because

exico has no in-country absentee voting, its electoral laws

, bus stations, etc.). Because eligibilitydefined broadly, a

ties for fraud, the parties insist that IFE limittal number of ballots thus available (600,000

e). Special polling stations in high demand areasballots, angering those who

o late. Observers in Mexico City, Monterrey, andaxaca saw spontaneous demonstrations at special polling

this problem. We do not yet have anwere unable to vote because of

(C) The last polls released before the election showedObrador and Calderon in a statistical dead heat, and

us during the day told the00 pm EDT, Mexican media outlets declined to release

ir results. When the time came at 12:00 am EDT for IFE tond IFE head Luis Carlos Ugalde reported to the nation,

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UNCLASSIFIEDtion. The PAN and PRD immediately began agitating fort results, but IFE refused to budge. Ugalde

what he calledday. He made clear that Mexicans

to July 5 and the official district by district

he PREP results (based on reporting ofvery narrow Calderon victory, approximately

fewer than 400,000 votes. The July 5 count inE's 300 districts, a formality in most elections,

normallytally sheets

surely receive greater scrutinye parties than ever before. An IFE source told us the

.(U) Shortly after Ugalde and then Fox spoke, Lopez Obrador

e professed respect for Mexico's institutions and for IFE'sHe said he

polls showing he was at least 500,000 votes aheadformed. Recalling his

a nationale offered his hand to his opponents and called onput Mexico's interests first. From there, Lopez

brador went to Mexico City's main plaza, the Zocalo, whereted that IFE had not released results. He promised to

erasing thee said he would wait for the July 5 count and

keep them informed. In a twist on hisby

(U) Shortly after Lopez Obador spoke, Calderon made ased address. He was careful to acknowledge IFE's

exitRI, represented by its president, had spoken

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UNCLASSIFIEDDespite the PRI's pleas, it appears that the PAN wongubernatorial races in Guanajuato, Jalisco, and Morelos. Asexpected, the PRD won the race for Mexico City mayor. ThePAN, at least so far, appears to be leading in thecongressional races, cutting into the PRI's numbers, althoughno party will have a majority.

Mexico City's Classified Web Site at

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