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Archdiocese calls on Mexicans not to leave ballots unchecked
Jun 12 2009, Oscar

The Archdiocese of Mexico’s weekly “Desde la Fe,” has called on voters not to leave their ballots unchecked or to abstain from voting during the July 5 elections, saying that doing so would lead the country to democratic failure.

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