After conservative candidate Felipe Calderon was declared the winner by less than 1% of the vote, his populist rival, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, quickly claimed fraud. For the past two months, thousands of Lopez Obrador’s most fervent supporters have transformed the Zocalo, Mexico City’s central square, into a virtual sea of tents – the center of gravity of opposition to the official result.
今年7月2日，墨西哥举行总统大选，引发了一场剧烈的政治斗争。在宣布保守派竞选人卡尔德隆以不到1%的优势成为赢家之后，其民粹派对手洛佩斯立刻声称有舞弊行为。过去两个月来，数千名最狂热的洛佩斯支持者们把墨西哥城的中心广场实际上变成了一个帐篷的海洋，使之成为反对官方大选结果的重心。