Calderon named Mexico’s president-elect
Defeated leftist candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador rejected a court decision awarding Mexico’s presidency to Felipe Calderon, insisting he will never recognize his rival’s legitimacy and vowing to create a parallel government from the streets. Calderon celebrated his long-delayed victory by reaching out to the millions of Mexicans who did not vote for him and calling on his main adversaries, including Lopez Obrador, to help heal the nation’s divisions. Full Story