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| Obrador 'inauguration' in Mexico | Obrador 'inauguration' in Mexico |
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| The defeated left-wing candidate in Mexico's presidential election, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, has held an unofficial swearing-in ceremony. | The defeated left-wing candidate in Mexico's presidential election, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, has held an unofficial swearing-in ceremony. |
| During his "inauguration" in Mexico City, Mr Lopez Obrador said he was launching a "parallel government". | |
| He claims was the victim of fraud in July's election - a view shared by millions of Mexicans. | He claims was the victim of fraud in July's election - a view shared by millions of Mexicans. |
| But some of his supporters think his alternative inauguration is ill-advised and politically irresponsible. | But some of his supporters think his alternative inauguration is ill-advised and politically irresponsible. |
| In the presidential election, Mr Lopez Obrador was defeated by less than a percentage point by Felipe Calderon of the governing National Action Party (PAN). | In the presidential election, Mr Lopez Obrador was defeated by less than a percentage point by Felipe Calderon of the governing National Action Party (PAN). |
| He was sworn in by Senator Rosario Ibarra, a member of his party, who placed a red, green and white presidential sash across his shoulders. | He was sworn in by Senator Rosario Ibarra, a member of his party, who placed a red, green and white presidential sash across his shoulders. |
| "I swear to honour and fulfil the constitution as legitimate president," Mr Lopez Obrador told thousands of supporters in the Zocalo, Mexico City's main square. | "I swear to honour and fulfil the constitution as legitimate president," Mr Lopez Obrador told thousands of supporters in the Zocalo, Mexico City's main square. |
| Real support | Real support |
| Mr Lopez Obrador has promised he will do everything he can to hamper the government of Mr Calderon, who succeeds President Vicente Fox on 1 December. | Mr Lopez Obrador has promised he will do everything he can to hamper the government of Mr Calderon, who succeeds President Vicente Fox on 1 December. |
| "Those neo-fascist reactionaries better not think they'll have room to manoeuvre," he told his supporters on Saturday. | "Those neo-fascist reactionaries better not think they'll have room to manoeuvre," he told his supporters on Saturday. |
| "We're going to keep them on a short leash." | "We're going to keep them on a short leash." |
| Although Mr Lopez Obrador has enough of a support base to be able to create a mass civil disobedience movement, some analysts think that his campaign will be, at best, a thorn in the Mr Calderon's side. | Although Mr Lopez Obrador has enough of a support base to be able to create a mass civil disobedience movement, some analysts think that his campaign will be, at best, a thorn in the Mr Calderon's side. |
| The BBC's Americas editor Will Grant says many Mexicans are tired of conflict and long for a return to normality. | The BBC's Americas editor Will Grant says many Mexicans are tired of conflict and long for a return to normality. |
| Some of Mr Lopez Obrador's advisors privately agree that it would be the politically expedient move, especially with an eye on any future presidential bid, our correspondent says. | Some of Mr Lopez Obrador's advisors privately agree that it would be the politically expedient move, especially with an eye on any future presidential bid, our correspondent says. |