PAN and PRD Deputies Brawl at Congress Before Calderón Inauguration

On the eve of Calderón's inauguration, PAN and PRD deputies engage in physical confrontations at San Lázaro (the Chamber of Deputies) over control of the podium, with PRD legislators attempting to prevent a normal ceremony. Fistfights break out between legislators. After hours of negotiations, eight parliamentary groups reach agreement and the abbreviated ceremony proceeds. Fox delivers his final state address. The chaotic scenes underscore the unprecedented political polarization of his final months in office.