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| Mass rally for Mexico poll rival | Mass rally for Mexico poll rival |
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| Tens of thousands of demonstrators have gathered in Mexico City for the climax of seven weeks of protests against the presidential election result. | Tens of thousands of demonstrators have gathered in Mexico City for the climax of seven weeks of protests against the presidential election result. |
| Supporters of defeated candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador were expected to name him head of a parallel government. | Supporters of defeated candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador were expected to name him head of a parallel government. |
| The rally came after outgoing President Vicente Fox moved Independence Day celebrations out of the capital amid security fears. | The rally came after outgoing President Vicente Fox moved Independence Day celebrations out of the capital amid security fears. |
| Last week the highest electoral court threw out claims of fraud. | Last week the highest electoral court threw out claims of fraud. |
| It declared conservative candidate Felipe Calderon the winner. | It declared conservative candidate Felipe Calderon the winner. |
| 'Vote by vote' | 'Vote by vote' |
| For seven weeks Mr Lopez Obrador and his supporters have protested against the result. | For seven weeks Mr Lopez Obrador and his supporters have protested against the result. |
| It is going to be very rough for Calderon Lidia Alvarado, Lopez Obrador supporter Crisis reflects Mexico colour | |
| They set up a tent city in the capital and only agreed to dismantle it for the Independence Day military parade. | They set up a tent city in the capital and only agreed to dismantle it for the Independence Day military parade. |
| President Fox reviewed thousands of military personnel in the city's main square, the Zocalo, on Saturday. | President Fox reviewed thousands of military personnel in the city's main square, the Zocalo, on Saturday. |
| On Friday he gave "el grito" - the independence cry of "Viva Mexico!" - from the town of Dolores Hidalgo, 270km (170 miles) north of Mexico City, where in 1810 national hero Miguel Hidalgo established the movement for independence from Spain. | On Friday he gave "el grito" - the independence cry of "Viva Mexico!" - from the town of Dolores Hidalgo, 270km (170 miles) north of Mexico City, where in 1810 national hero Miguel Hidalgo established the movement for independence from Spain. |
| A government spokesman said the event was moved from Mexico City because of fears of radical groups planning violence. | A government spokesman said the event was moved from Mexico City because of fears of radical groups planning violence. |
| During Saturday's military parade, small groups of Lopez Obrador supporters held up signs reading "Fox, crook" and "Vote by vote". | During Saturday's military parade, small groups of Lopez Obrador supporters held up signs reading "Fox, crook" and "Vote by vote". |
| The Lopez Obrador campaign has been based on a call for a full recount of a vote its candidate lost by less than 1%. | The Lopez Obrador campaign has been based on a call for a full recount of a vote its candidate lost by less than 1%. |
| Others at the parade cheered Mr Fox and president-elect Mr Calderon, who is from the president's party. | Others at the parade cheered Mr Fox and president-elect Mr Calderon, who is from the president's party. |
| Crossroads | Crossroads |
| As the parade concluded tens of thousands of Lopez Obrador supporters headed for the Zocalo for their National Democratic Convention. | As the parade concluded tens of thousands of Lopez Obrador supporters headed for the Zocalo for their National Democratic Convention. |
| One supporter, Lidia Alvarado, said: "It is going to be very rough for Calderon. Wherever he goes, we'll be there to remind him he became president through fraud." | One supporter, Lidia Alvarado, said: "It is going to be very rough for Calderon. Wherever he goes, we'll be there to remind him he became president through fraud." |
| The BBC's Duncan Kennedy in Zocalo says the massive square is filling and that could allow Mr Lopez Obrador to claim a symbolic success after suggestions that support for his peaceful uprising was beginning to wane. | The BBC's Duncan Kennedy in Zocalo says the massive square is filling and that could allow Mr Lopez Obrador to claim a symbolic success after suggestions that support for his peaceful uprising was beginning to wane. |
| Mr Lopez Obrador's campaign must decide whether to continue with the street protests or set up a symbolic alternative government with him at the head. | Mr Lopez Obrador's campaign must decide whether to continue with the street protests or set up a symbolic alternative government with him at the head. |