World IN BRIEF : MEXICO : Election Observers Cite Massive Fraud

Mexico’s midterm elections were marred by ballot box stuffing, repeat voting and other serious irregularities that threw the ruling party’s landslide victory into doubt, a group of independent observers said. In a scathing report, the group of observers listed a catalogue of irregularities that it said raised doubts about the legitimacy of the congressional and state gubernatorial elections. The recently formed group, known as the Democratic Accord, also said reforms passed by Congress last year to guarantee clean and fair elections proved to have fallen far short of expectations.