Mexican leftist refuses to accept election defeat

Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador refused to accept defeat in last month's contested election after a top court rejected his claims.

Mexico's leftist presidential candidate refused on Monday to accept defeat in last month's contested election after a top court rejected his fraud claims, and he vowed to fight on to overturn the result.

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Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said the top electoral court had shamed Mexico earlier on Monday by upholding the July 2 election result, which gave ruling party conservative Felipe Calderon a narrow victory.