 Mexico's presidential candidates have made their last bid for votes ahead of hotly-contested 2 July polls. Candidates addressed crowds in their electoral strongholds before a ban on campaigning, giving voters time to reflect, took effect from Thursday. Leftist Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador and conservative Felipe Calderon are seen as frontrunners in a very tight race. The campaigns have been marked by bitterly-traded political insults and accompanied by a rise in drug violence. Mr Lopez Obrador, a former mayor of Mexico City, addressed tens of thousands of supporters at a rally in the capital's central square, the Zocalo. He said Sunday's election "will demonstrate that money doesn't always win out over the morality and dignity of the people". ...
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