Mexican president elect begins regional tour

Mexico’s president elect Felipe Calderón begins Monday a tour of four Central American countries and five in South America with the purpose of establishing close links before he takes office next December first.

The tour begins in Guatemala, then Honduras, El Salvador and Costa Rica. In South America the countries to visit are Colombia, Peru, Chile, Argentina and Brazil.
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However Mr Calderon is expected to face strong resistance because the leading opposition force, Party of the Democratic Revolution, PRD, and its frustrated presidential candidate Manuel Andres Lopez Obrador have refused to admit Calderon’s victory alleging electoral fraud. PRD has the second strongest representation in the Mexican Congress.

In support of Lopez Obrador, Venezuela’s president Hugo Chavez has said that Caracas does not recognize Mr. Calderon as the legitimately elected president of Mexico.