MORE THAN 700 THOUSAND DEMONSTRATORS GATHERED IN MEXICO CITY TO PROTEST ALLEGED FRAUD IN THE COUNTRY'S JULY 2 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS, LOCAL MEDIA REPORTED SUNDAY, ACCORDING TO DPA. CALLED BY THE LEFT-LEANING CANDIDATE LOPEZ OBRADOR, MARCHERS ON THE ZOCALO SQUARE IN THE CENTRE OF THE MEXICAN CAPITAL CALLED FOR A RECOUNT IN THE ELECTION. ACCORDING TO THE OFFICIAL COUNT, THE 52-YEAR-OLD OBRADOR LOST THE ELECTION BY 244,000 VOTES OR 0.58 PERCENTAGE POINTS AGAINST FELIPE CALDERON. SUNDAY'S DEMONSTRATION WAS THE THIRD MASS PROTEST SINCE THE ELECTIONS. MORE THAN A MILLION PEOPLE TOOK PART IN A DEMONSTRATION TWO WEEKS AGO TO DEMAND A RECOUNT.
