In Mexico, at least 100,000 people packed Mexico City’s central square Monday to mark the launch of a parallel government led by defeated presidential candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador.

Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador: “This legitimate government will perform a deep democratic transformation. Our main goal will be the protection of the people’s rights and the defense of Mexican patrimony and national sovereignty.”

Lopez Obrador insists Mexico’s election was stolen, and says his parallel government will be a check on President-elect Felipe Calderon.