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Chaos erupts as Mexico's Calderon sworn in

ALAN FREEMAN

MEXICO CITY -- Felipe Calderon vowed to seek reconciliation with his political enemies yesterday after taking the oath of office as Mexico's President in a fractious meeting of the country's congress where politicians jeered and stopped just short of a brawl.

The 44-year-old conservative politician, who eked out the narrowest of wins in July's presidential election, was ushered into the congress through a back door and in the matter of a few minutes was sworn into office, with departing president Vicente Fox, his political soulmate, standing beside him.

Mr. Fox handed over the tricolor presidential sash to Mr. Calderon in a tumultuous scene that at times bordered on chaos, with foreign dignitaries, including Prime Minister Stephen Harper, former U.S. president George Bush, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and Spain's Crown Prince Felipe looking on.

At one point, opposition lawmakers created a barricade of chairs at the main entrances to the hall in an effort to stop the ceremony and hoisted a banner that read "Mexico doesn't deserve a traitor to democracy as president." Mr. Harper later commented that Canada's Parliament looked "tame" in contrast to the goings-on in the Mexican congress. The whole ceremony was over in minutes.

The congress was the scene of sit-ins, fist fights and sleepovers for much of the week as politicians from Mr. Calderon's National Action Party (PAN) vied with rivals from the Democratic Progressive Party (PRD) for control of the chamber. The PRD members had threatened to stop Mr. Calderon from taking office, alleging he had stolen the election from their candidate, the charismatic Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador.

Clearly concerned he could be blocked from taking the oath in the congress, Mr. Calderon took control of the official presidential residence, Los Pinos, from Mr. Fox in a separate ceremony at midnight.

Mr. Lopez Obrador, who claims to be the legitimate president of Mexico and has set up his own parallel but completely ineffective "government," led thousands of his supporters through the streets of Mexico City yesterday in a protest against the inauguration.

"If we don't protest and we remain silent, there will never be democracy in our country," Mr. Lopez Obrador said.

His supporters, clutching black balloons as a symbol of mourning and banners showing Mr. Lopez Obrador decked out in the presidential sash, as if he were the real head of state, still refuse to concede defeat despite successive tribunal rulings in favour of Mr. Calderon.

"We think that Lopez Obrador is the legitimate president and we're sick of fraud," said Maritere Villareal, a 26-year-old dental student, who said she had participated in seven mass demonstrations for the former Mexico City mayor during the past two years. She blamed the World Bank and the United States for manipulating Mexico.

Aware of the sharp divisions provoked by the election, Mr. Calderon sounded a conciliatory tone at a speech after the inauguration to thousands at a concert hall. He vowed to be "the president of all Mexicans" and urged his fellow citizens to put their sharp political differences aside and work together for the common good.

He said his first priority would be to fight for public security, a response to the surge in crime, gang violence and drug trafficking that is taking a growing toll. And he vowed to tackle the country's huge economic disparities by improving health, education and other programs for the country's millions of destitute citizens.

And he said he would try and encourage job creation and economic growth to make sure that Mexicans remain at home rather than move to the United States, leaving the country's families divided.