Mexico's Obrador enacts judicial reforms to elect judges by popular vote
Mexico's Obrador enacts judicial reforms to elect judges by popular vote
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador signed into law judicial reforms to elect all judges by popular vote, a global first. He called it a "historic day" in a video alongside president-elect Claudia Sheinbaum. Critics fear cartel influence on elected judges, while Lopez Obrador argued the current system is corrupt and controlled by elites.
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador signed into law judicial reforms to elect all judges by popular vote, a global first. He called it a "historic day" in a video alongside president-elect Claudia Sheinbaum. Critics fear cartel influence on elected judges, while Lopez Obrador argued the current system is corrupt and controlled by elites.