US EditionMexico's First Judicial Elections Stir Controversy and Confusion Among Voters
- Mexico held its first-ever judicial elections on June 1, 2025, with voters selecting roughly 2,600 judges and magistrates nationwide.
- The election was held following a disputed judicial reform launched under the administration of Mexico’s previous head of state, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, and carried forward by current President Claudia Sheinbaum.
- Turnout was low, estimated between 12.57% and 13.32% of about 100 million eligible voters, amid reports of candidates linked to organized crime and criticism of candidate qualifications.
- President Sheinbaum called the election a 'complete success' highlighting a free vote and frugal campaign, while analysts warned the low turnout undermined legitimacy.
- Authorities plan to review the process to improve future elections scheduled in two years to fill over 1,000 additional judicial positions.
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Mexico had its first day of judicial elections, where citizen attendance was 13%, and stolen ballots, cartage (in most of the country), violence, marked ballots, cancelled ballots and irregularities were reported in the ballot boxes. President Claudia Sheinbaum stated in a statement that: “Near 13 million Mexicans went out to exercise for the first time in history, their right to decide who the new ministers, magistrates and judges should be.” M…
The participation of only 12% of the registry in the judicial elections held this Sunday in Mexico augurs for an accelerated breakdown of the judicial system of the country, already especially corrupt and ineffective. The popular election of all judges, both federal and local, turns Mexico into an experiment that no other country had intended to apply as unadvisable. If already the same method of selection of judges has many contra-indications, …
Mexican president hails first judicial election a ‘complete success’ after just 13% turnout
Around 13% of Mexicans likely turned out to vote in the country’s first-ever judicial election, Mexico’s INE electoral authority said on Monday, as the government hailed a successful process while analysts said the low turnout could undermine an already controversial reform.
Graphic Truth: Abysmal turnout in Mexico’s judicial elections
Just 13% of Mexico’s eligible voters showed up to elect over 2,600 judges, including the entire Supreme Court this weekend. The controversial move to elected judges was sold by the government as a way to root out corruption and bring justice closer to the people. But critics say it risks weakening judicial independence and opens up the courts to more political and criminal influence rather than less. Either way, the low turnout undermines the le…
Fewer than 1 in 7 Mexicans voted in first-ever judicial elections
Turnout at Mexico’s first-ever judicial elections on Sunday was only around 13% of eligible voters, but President Claudia Sheinbaum nevertheless described the democratic exercise as a great success. Around 7,700 candidates appeared on ballot papers, presenting a gargantuan and confusing task for voters. All told, citizens were required to elect almost 2,700 judges, including nearly 900 federal ones. Voters in 19 of Mexico’s 32 federal entities v…
Only 13% of Mexicans attended the crucial elections of judges on Sunday, June 1, 2025
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