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To: Lane3 who wrote (172471)	7/5/2006 9:19:54 AM
From: Constant Reader	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793698

I don't know - unions used to be creatures of the PRI when it was basically a one-party state. Today, Oaxaca is one of the few Mexican states still controlled by the PRI. I did see some mention of this strike a while back - it has been going on for quite some time, involves thousands, and has been quite ugly. There wasn't all that much U.S. coverage, or interest in, the Mexican election held July 2. From what I've discovered digging around, that is too bad because it was impressively well-run and the tools used to insure a safe, free, and fair election were interesting as well (tamper-proof voting ID cards for one). It's unfortunate that the presidential result was so close (400,000 votes out of 40,000,000) because disputes over spoiled ballots (700,000) and post-election demagoging could cause widespread unrest overshadowing the actual accomplishment. The apparent victor, Calderon, is considered "conservative" in Mexico but would fit comfortably within the mainstream of the Democratic Party here. The runner-up, Lopez Obrador, has also apparently claimed victory along with alleging voting irregularities without providing any specific instances (probably because there aren't any of significance). His platform was more populist in nature and he appeared to be coasting to victory, until the massive interference by Chavez of Venezuela, with whom he was often compared, in the Bolivian elections. The electoral results by state were interesting. The country appears to be split in half about the latitude of Mexico City, with the north overwhelmingly more conservative and the south overwhelmingly favoring the party of the left. Who wins in the end could have a dramatic effect on illegal immigration into this country. P.S. - I'm no "expert" on Mexico - all info. above is based on reading various reports and my somewhat faulty memory. YMMV.