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Election observers at the OAS voice serious concerns about Mexico’s contentious judicial elections
Electoral watchdogs at the Organization of American States have expressed concern over the low turnout in Mexico’s historic ...
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Experts fear Mexico judicial election represents blow to democracy, business
Mexico had its first of two elections to elect all its judges on Sunday, signaling the beginning of a new era for the country ...
Low Turnout in Mexico’s Far-Reaching Judicial Election Fuels Legitimacy Concerns
Nearly 90 percent of voters did not cast ballots on Sunday, one of the lowest turnouts in any federal election since Mexico ...
Mexico’s president defends first judicial election despite low turnout and democratic criticism
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has defended a judicial election meant to transform the country’s court system.
Mexico judicial elections: Government calls it essential reform. Critics say it’s a farce
The elections are the brainchild of ex-President Andrés Manuel López Obrador — who, like Trump, often clashed with the ...
Mexico Votes in Sprawling, First-Ever Judiciary Election
Voters were choosing the nine members of the Supreme Court on Sunday, along with more than 2,600 other judges and magistrates ...
Mexico's first judicial elections stir controversy and confusion among voters
Mexico is holding its first ever judicial elections, which have stirred controversy and sowed confusion among voters as they ...
Turnout in Mexico's first judicial election estimated at 13%
Around 13% of Mexicans likely turned out to vote in the country's first-ever judicial election, Mexico's INE electoral ...
Will Voting for Judges Help or Hurt Mexico’s Democracy?
Mexico is a relatively young democracy that emerged from single-party rule less than three decades ago. Under Mr. López ...