US EditionMexico Will Hold Historic Judicial Elections on Sunday. Some Believe It Will Hurt Democracy | News Channel 3-12
- On Sunday, Mexico will conduct judicial elections for the first time, featuring nearly 900 federal seats and about 1,800 local judicial roles across the nation.
- The elections stem from a constitutional amendment passed last year that replaced presidential nominations with a public voting process, preceded by candidate evaluation through committees from the three government branches.
- The National Electoral Institute organizes the vote, which prohibits political parties from nominating or funding candidates, although concerns about influence remain amid rampant crime and corruption.
- Rights groups warn that organized crime may use violence or offer support to favored candidates, especially in eight high-risk states, while critics fear electing judges could undermine court independence.
- Despite criticism from opposition figures like Vicente Fox urging a boycott, President Claudia Sheinbaum encourages participation, emphasizing voters should decide judiciary membership to reduce impunity.
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Mexican voters will face long ballots and unfamiliar candidates in unprecedented judicial election
For the first time in history, voters in Mexico will cast their ballots for justices, judges and magistrates in an election set to overhaul the nation’s judiciary.
Mexicans prepare to vote in country's first-ever judicial elections
Mexicans go to the polls this weekend for an election like no other, as Mexico becomes the first country in the world to elect all its judges by popular vote. The Morena-led government says Sunday’s judicial election is the first step toward weeding out corruption in the judiciary system, but the process leading up to the elections has hardly been smooth sailing. How will the elections work? The judicial elections are the result of a constitutio…
Mexican voters will face long ballots and unfamiliar candidates in first ever judicial election
For the first time in history, voters in Mexico will cast their ballots for justices, judges and magistrates in an election set to overhaul the nation’s judiciary. Sunday’s election will decide 881 federal judicial positions nationwide, including the nine seats on Mexico’s reconstituted Supreme Court. In addition, Baja California is among 19 of 32 states holding local elections, with nearly 200 judicial positions up for grabs in the state. “This…
Mexico readies controversial judiciary election
The NewsMexicans will vote in the country’s first-ever judicial election on Sunday, which critics warn could mark the death knell of the country’s democracy. The “Kafkaesque” poll — through which all 900 judges from supreme court ministers to state-level jurisdictions will be elected — has already been marred by accusations of government interference, including via handouts telling supporters for whom to vote. Candidates include several accused …
Mexicans to Elect Judicial Officials on Sunday - teleSUR English
The campaign period for judicial candidates began on March 30 and concluded on May 28. On Sunday, June 1, nearly 98 million Mexicans are eligible to vote for more than 2,000 judges and judicial officials. To facilitate the process, the National Electoral Institute (INE) will install approximately 84,000 polling stations across the country. RELATED: New Cases of Myiasis by Worm in Humans in Southern Mexico Among the positions up for election are:…
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