Mexico, Judicial Reform
Mexico’s plan to make judges stand for election is indeed aimed at foreign firms, president says
Foreign business chambers have been warning for weeks that a proposed, sweeping overhaul of Mexico’s judiciary that would make judges stand for election, would endanger foreign investment in Mexico.
With protestors at the door, Mexico’s Senate says judges must stand for election
Mexico’s Senate voted on Sept. 10 to have all judges elected by popular vote, a change critics fear will threaten democracy. Hundreds of protestors pushed their way into the chamber, yelling, “The judiciary isn’t going to fall.
Mexico president signs contested law to elect all judges
All judges in Mexico will be elected by popular vote. Protesters within the country, trade partners the United States and Canada, and investors have raised concerns over the controversial law.
Mexico's Sweeping Judicial Overhaul Formally Takes Effect
Mexico's President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador addresses the media in his daily press conference at the National Palace, after Mexico's Senate approved a judicial reform, in Mexico City, Mexico September 11,
Mexico’s Controversial Judicial Reform Is Signed by President
Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador signed a bill into law on Sunday that will require all federal judges, including those on the Supreme Court, to be elected by popular vote.
Mexico’s Contentious Judiciary Overhaul Judiciary Becomes Law
Going forward, Mexican voters will now elect judges at every level, dramatically restructuring the third branch of government.
Mexico adopts judicial reform critics say is a hit to democracy
Outgoing Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador on Sunday signed an overhaul of the country's judicial system that critics warn will weaken democracy. Why it matters: López Obrador says the constitutional reform,
Mexico president signs contested judicial reforms into law
President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador announced Sunday that he had signed into law controversial judicial reforms making Mexico the world's only country to elect all its judges by popular vote.
Mexico President signs into law controversial judicial reforms to elect judges
Mexico President Lopez Obrador said that the judicial overhaul was needed to better serve the ordinary citizens. However, critics argued that it would end the judiciary's political independence.
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How can I vote in the US elections as a US citizen living in Mexico?
Learn how to vote in the upcoming U.S. elections from Mexico as a U.S. citizen living abroad — and why it's important.
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Mexico: Pre-Election Valedictory
it was also his last before the presidential elections next July, and the nationally televised speech turned out to be a long (4 hr. 25 min.) summing up. Mexico’s economy, Lopez Mateos reported ...
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Mexico's presidential election
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Mexico becomes first country to approve popular election of judges
Mexico's overhaul puts it "in a unique position in terms of its method for judicial selection," Ms Satterthwaite argued. Photo shows A woman smiling waving her hand in the air. After an election ...
Foreign Affairs16d
The Year of Elections Has Been Good for Democracy
But liberals’ fears that this year would reflect the global triumph of illiberal populism have so far been proved wrong.
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Dangers of artificial intelligence arise in New Mexico amid presidential election
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Mexico's plan to make judges stand for election is indeed aimed at foreign firms, president says
Foreign business chambers have been warning for weeks that a proposed, sweeping overhaul of Mexico’s judiciary that would make judges stand for election, would endanger foreign investment in ...