Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador AP PHOTO

The fiery leftist was sworn in as "Mexico's legitimate president" Nov. 20 as the country celebrates its 1910 revolution -- thumbing his nose at the country's highest electoral court, which declared Felipe Calderon the presidential election winner by less than 1 percentage point.

Based in Mexico City, the parallel government will not try to collect taxes or make laws. It will have one objective: to hamper Calderon during his six-year term that begins Dec. 1.

The Japan Times Weekly: Nov. 25, 2006
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