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Mexico leftist leads in poll stations recount

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Mexico's Lopez Obrador leads vote with 69% of poll stations tallied
Last Update: 4:28 AM ET Jul 6, 2006

MEXICO CITY (MarketWatch) -- Election results from 69% of Mexico's polling stations showed leftist presidential candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador leading conservative rival Felipe Calderon by 2.17 percentage points, according to information from the Federal Electoral Institute, or IFE.

IFE began the official tally Wednesday of results from more than 130,000 polling stations across the country. The process is expected to take several days.

A preliminary count that was closed Monday, then updated Tuesday with results from polling reports not included in the original count because of minor errors, showed Calderon ahead of Lopez Obrador by about 257,000 votes, or 0.6 percentage point.

The final tally that began Wednesday is being carried out at IFE offices in each of the country's 300 electoral districts. Ballots are only recounted if there are discrepancies in the reports, signs of tampering, or other irregularities.

Both Calderon and Lopez Obrador have claimed victory in the election, which was widely regarded as clean and fair by observers. Lopez Obrador rejected the preliminary results, however, saying they were "full of mistakes."

Mexican financial markets and currency rallied sharply on Monday and Tuesday on expectations of a Calderon victory, since the candidate of the ruling National Action Party, or PAN, is seen guaranteeing continuation of the macroeconomic policies of the current administration.

Lopez Obrador has also pledged fiscal and monetary discipline, but his social spending plans, such as universal pensions, have caused concern among investors.

Local stocks fell 4% Wednesday, however, and the peso gave back some of the previous two days' gains to close at MXN11.2250, but still stronger than last Friday's MXN11.3475 close.

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