With judicial elections approaching, Mexico struggles to vet candidates with criminal ties
- Mexico will hold its first judicial elections on June 1, including contests for nine Supreme Court justice positions.
- This election comes after a contentious judicial reform enacted last year and amid allegations that some candidates have connections to criminal groups and to the religious organization La Luz del Mundo.
- Civil society groups, led by Defensorxs president Miguel Alfonso Meza, filed complaints against 11 judicial candidates for ties to criminal activities and the sect led by a convicted sex offender.
- INE President Guadalupe Taddei stated that the electoral authority cannot annul approved candidacies but can annul individual victories after the elections, with official results validated on June 15.
- The complaints and the limited annulment powers of the INE suggest ongoing challenges in vetting candidates with potential criminal affiliations ahead of these landmark elections.
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With judicial elections approaching, Mexico struggles to vet candidates with criminal ties
Civil society organizations on Wednesday filed complaints against 11 judicial election candidates, alleging that they have links to organized crime or the Guadalajara-headquartered La Luz del Mundo religious sect, whose leader is a convicted sex offender. Miguel Alfonso Meza, a lawyer and president of the organization Defensorxs, filed a total of four complaints with the National Electoral Institute (INE). He was accompanied by representatives o…


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