The Democrats also failed to stop the Republicans from buying votes on election day.

VOA: special.2010.05.27

In Lula's first term in Brazil leaders of his Workers Party resorted to buying votes in Congress.

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Mr Lopez Obrador rejected the result, accusing Mr Pena Nieto's Institutional Revolutionary Party, or PRI, of buying votes and favourable media coverage.

BBC: Latin America & Caribbean

That's not impossible, as the Zelaya reputation for buying votes is legendary.

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