Congress Advances Reforms that Postpone Judicial Elections and Shield Mexico Against Foreign Interference
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Los Angeles Times
The Chamber of Deputies of Mexico endorsed on Thursday the constitutional reforms that postpone the judicial elections scheduled for 2027 to 2028 and that allow the Electoral Tribunal to cancel elections if there is any foreign interference in the electoral processes.
The constitutional reform seeks to simplify electoral ballots and avoid complex organizational processes for citizens.
The Senate of the Republic convened on May 28th the commissions that will receive the judicial reform for discussion and eventual approval, which is seen as the acceleration of the legislative process despite the fact that on the morning of this Thursday it does not finish discussing in the Chamber of Deputies.Once the opinion that moves the elections of judges and magistrates to 2028 is approved, the opinion related to the nullity of elections …
Deputies approve the cancellation of elections by foreign intervention in Mexico. On Thursday, the plenary of the Chamber of Deputies approved a draft decree amending the Political Constitution to establish foreign interference as a cause of nullity in the electoral processes. The initiative seeks to shield democratic votes of illicit financing, digital manipulation and disinformation campaigns operated from outside national borders during the v…
Jorge Barrientos The president of the Board of Government and Political Coordination of the Puebla State Congress, Pável Gaspar Ramírez, reported that next Saturday, May 30, an extraordinary session could be held to discuss the reform related to the election of the judiciary. The legislator explained that the initiative seeks to postpone the election of judges and magistrates, originally scheduled for 2027, and move it until 2028. He specified t…
The Chamber of Deputies approved a constitutional reform that includes foreign interference as a cause of nullity of the electoral processes. With the vote against the Opposition, Morena and her allies approved with 307 votes in favour, 128 against and one abstention of the retired Minister Olga Sánchez Cordero, the amendment to article 41 of the Constitution, after accepting a reservation that modified the original wording. Previously, Sánchez …
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