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By Ricardo Castillo
The News
Saying “I concede” are words Mexican politicians defeated in elections can’t even mumble, let alone pronounce. For example, here are three recent cases of failure to concede:
Last Thursday the Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD) made public the results of polls to choose their candidate for Mexico City mayor. The winner was former Attorney General, Miguel Mancera.
Runner-up Alejandra Barrales was seen throwing a temper tantrum and, as of Sunday, she had not conceded.
Ms. Barrales was reported to have thrown a temper tantrum in disappointment, and as stubborn as she apparently is, Barrales has not yet given Mancera her support, nor accepted defeat.
The second case dates back to Nov. 13, of last year, when Luisa Maria “Cocoa” Calderón, the president’s sister, lost the election for the governorship of the state of Michoacán. Instead of conceding, her National Action Party (PAN) challenged the election twice and last week lost it again after the victory went to Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) winner governor-elect Fausto Vallejo.
“Cocoa” has not yet conceded.
The last of ungraceful not-conceding cases is that of the PRD’s Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO). After losing the 2006 presidential election to Felipe Calderón he went into a fit of rage. Since then AMLO has called our president “spurious,” “mobster” and other niceties. Even in a close, but clear defeat, he never conceded. These cases are but the tip of the iceberg. Arrogance, anyone?
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