La Coctelera

Days Likely to Lie Ahead
• Calderón, López Obrador, Madrazo: the presidential race goes to the wire
• With less than three weeks remaining until Mexico’s July 2 presidential ballot, the tone of the campaign remains irredeemably nasty
• The June 13 signing of a “civility pact” among 6 of the 7 parties contesting the 2006 national elections may limit a potentially explosive post-vote dispute, although this is far from certain
• What the agreement does not resolve, however, are the acrimonious divisions provoked by the main parties’ depressing negative campaign strategies, typified by PAN candidate Felipe Calderón’s vicious attack ads
• New violence in Oaxaca suggests that social tensions have hardly abated in recent weeks, only heightening the possibility of post-election instability, including street violence
• It appears increasingly likely that lingering bitterness could make governing after July 2 a difficult prospect at best, irrespective of who wins

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