Weekly Report - 25 July 2006

Andrés Manuel López Obrador is pursuing his campaign for a full recount of the 2 July vote along three tracks: cornering his rival Felipe Calderón into appearing as having something to hide by opposing the recount; discrediting the body which oversaw the first vote, the Instituto Federal Electoral (IFE); and keeping up the pressure on the streets, with broad hints that peaceful civil resistance would continue into an eventual Calderón administration if all else fails.