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 News from Around the Americas | July 2006 
US Takes Wait-and-See Attitude on Mexican Polls
 Reuters
| | Andrés Manuel López Obrador, the presidential candidate of the Democratic Revolution party, and Felipe Calderón, candidate for the National Action party. |
The United States took a wait-and-see attitude on Monday on the outcome of the Mexican presidential election, saying it would wait for the official results to be announced.
Mexican conservative candidate Felipe Calderon said he had an irreversible victory in the closely fought election, but the White House was cautious.
"We congratulate the Mexican people on their commitment to democracy and on the holding of free and fair elections," said Frederick Jones, spokesman for the White House National Security Council.
"We note that the final results are still not available. The Mexican Federal Electoral Institute has said it will announce the results on July 5. We along with the Mexican people look forward to the announcement of the results," Jones said.
President George W. Bush had a relatively warm working relationship with outgoing Mexican President Vicente Fox, but Fox was disappointed at failure to reach a sweeping immigration agreement to allow Mexicans to work legally in the United States.
"We look forward to working with the new Mexican government in advancing our mutual interests," Jones said. |
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