The ballots are finally in and the next Mexican president has been decided. The winner is the PRI party’s Enrique Pena Nieto. His opponents, however, are less than happy with the decision and some are even working hard to ensure that Nieto never takes office.
Nieto is being accused of buying votes by giving gifts to voters before the ballots were cast. His party was handing out pre-paid grocery cards to people and reminding them to vote for Nieto when the time came. There are also accusations of the PRI giving gifts of cash and other valuable items, as well as claims that the television stations were all fixed to give Nieto a positive spin. Andres Obrador is the main opponent crying foul. Of course, this isn’t the first time that Obrador has contested election results following his defeat, the last being in 2006.
