For those following the Mexican election, the Federal Electoral Institute has ruled, as expected, against a full recount from the disputed election. Instead, they have favored a partial recount of 12,000 polling stations (9% of the electorate). This is good for two reasons: Firstly, it implies the possibility of an outright AMLO win on the recount (he’s only behind by 1/2%); Secondly, AMLO has rejected the sufficiency of a partial recount (in this, he’s already doing better than Cardenas did in 1988), so he’s got a second option. And the second option—the radical transformation of Mexico suggested on the cover of today’s La Jornada–is clearly the best in an ideal sense.

And that second option is already well underway: thousands have set up camp in the center of Mexico City, and are refusing to disperse. In the latest event of interest, as also reported by the BBC, supporters have seized toll booths on highways leading into Mexico City, allowing cars to enter without paying the tolls.

As a side note of interest: Sup Marcos, who fiercely opposed the elections in general and attacked AMLO directly (especially when I saw him at La Garrucha last year), has said that "we are not friends of AMLO, we are the enemies of the entire political class," but adds that it’s clear that AMLO won the election.

UPDATE: The partial recount has been completed, and Calderon again announced as the winner. Interestingly, however, the electoral committee seeks to legitimize the entire vote by claiming that the recount showed only 2% of ballots to be irregular or to have irregularities. Given that AMLO is only 0.58% behind Calderon, this shouldn’t provide too much legitimacy… Voto por voto, no al pinche fraude…