Mexico is poised to amend its constitution this weekend to require all judges to be elected as part of a judicial overhaul championed by the outgoing president but slammed by critics as a blow to the country’s rule of law.

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Mexico will amend its constitution this weekend to require all judges to be elected

Mexico is poised to amend its constitution this weekend to require all judges to be elected as part of a judicial overhaul championed by the outgoing president but slammed by critics as a blow to the country's rule of law.

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Mexico is poised to amend its constitution this weekend to require all judges to be elected as part of a judicial overhaul championed by the outgoing president but slammed by critics as a blow to the country’s rule of law

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MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico is poised to amend its constitution this weekend to require all judges to be elected as part of a judicial overhaul championed by the outgoing president but slammed by critics as a blow to the country’s rule of law. Legal experts and international observers have said the move could endanger Mexico’s democracy by stacking courts with judges loyal to the ruling Morena party, which has a strong grip on both Congress and th…

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Mexico becomes the first country to allow voters to elect judges at all levels, after debate on the reform sparked mass demonstrations, diplomatic tensions and investor jitters.

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Mexico becomes first country to approve popular election of judges

Mexico has become the world's first country to allow voters to elect judges at all levels, after protesters invaded the upper house and suspended debate on the issue.

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MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico is poised to amend its constitution this weekend to require all judges to be elected as part of a judicial overhaul championed by the outgoing president but slammed by critics as a blow to the country’s rule of law. The amendment passed Mexico’s Congress on Wednesday, and by Thursday it already had been ratified by the required majority of the country’s 32 state legislatures. President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said h…

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The reform, which would see federal judges elected by popular vote, should be enacted on Sunday, the president says.

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AMLO calls for swift enactment of Mexico judicial overhaul after state nods

The president of Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, announced this morning that the reform of the judicial system has already been approved in 18 state congresses, becoming in fact constitutional. At a press conference held at the National Palace, Obrador announced that it is possible that on September 15, the day on which the country's independence is celebrated, the text will be published in the Official Gazette of the Federation. So far, th…

Il presidente del Messico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, ha reso noto questa mattina che la riforma del sistema giudiziario è già stata approvata in 18 congressi statali, diventando di fatto costituzionale. In una conferenza stampa svolta al Palazzo Nazionale, Obrador ha annunciato che è possibile che il 15 settembre, giorno in cui si celebra l'indipendenza del Paese, il testo venga pubblicato nella Gazzetta Ufficiale della Federazione. Finora l'…

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Mexico: Obrador, 'the judicial reform is constitutional'

MADRID.- The Mexican Congress approved on Monday, after a turbulent vote in the Senate, the most controversial law of Andrés Manuel López Obrador's term in office. With less than three weeks left before the succession, the outgoing president carried out by qualified majority (two-thirds) a judicial reform that puts an end to the current system and introduces direct election by popular vote of judges (about 1600, including those of the Supreme Co…

MADRID.- El Congreso mexicano aprobó el lunes, tras una turbulenta votación en el Senado, la ley más controvertida del mandato de Andrés Manuel López Obrador. Cuando faltan menos de tres semanas para la sucesión, el presidente saliente sacó adelante por mayoría cualificada (dos tercios) una reforma judicial que pone fin al sistema actual e introduce la elección directa por voto popular de los jueces (unos 1600, incluidos los de la Suprema Corte …

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