MEXICO CITY — The president of Mexico's top electoral court on Saturday recommended rejecting the leftist party's request for a ballot-by-ballot recount in the July 2 presidential vote, which has been disputed, prompting thousands of activists to set up protest camps in the heart of the capital. In a statement read during the Federal Electoral Tribunal's first public session on the election, Leonel Castillo left open the possibility the court will order a partial recount. The tribunal's seven magistrates were expected to vote later Saturday on Castillo's recommendation.
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If they reject a full recount, it will likely anger millions of supporters of leftist candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, who has said a ballot-by-ballot recount is the only way to restore faith in Mexico's electoral system. The thousands or protesters are demanding a full recount they claim will show Lopez Obrador was the race's true winner.
