Protesters storm Mexico's Senate after ruling party wins votes for court overhaul
Hundreds of protesters pushed into Mexico's Senate as lawmakers weighed a contentious plan to overhaul the country's ...
Why Nearly All Judges in Mexico Could Soon Be Chosen by Voters
The legislation passed by Congress could produce one of the most far-reaching judicial overhauls in any major democracy.
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 ...
Will Electing Judges Make Mexico’s Courts Better, or More Political?
A sweeping change would have thousands of judges, from local courtrooms all the way up to the Supreme Court, elected instead ...
Protesters shut down Mexico's Senate after ruling party appears to line up votes for court overhaul
Hundreds of protesters pushed into Mexico’s Senate as lawmakers weighed a contentious plan to overhaul the country’s ...
Mexico’s Senate approves contentious judicial overhaul after protesters storm chamber
Mexico’s Senate has voted to overhaul the country’s judiciary, clearing the biggest hurdle for a controversial constitutional ...
Mexico’s first female president will soon take office – her first challenge is to escape the shadow of her predecessor
Mexico’s president Andrés Manuel López Obrador is days from retirement, yet his social media following continues to grow.
Why Mexico’s judicial reform is sparking controversy
Electing judges through popular vote could undermine the independence of the judiciary and expose it to political pressures ...
Analysis-Mexico's Judicial Reform Stokes Investor Fears, Though Some Analysts Bullish
NEW YORK/MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's judicial reform has triggered investor concerns about uncertainty over the rule of ...
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Shady Dealings Help Mexico’s Outgoing President Dismantle the Country’s Democratic System
The latest move is a proposed constitutional amendment to reform the judiciary, under which all judges in the country would ...
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Mexico's Senate OKs controversial judicial overhaul after protesters storm chamber
The legislation sailed through the lower chamber, where Morena ... 17 of Mexico's 32 states. The governing party is believed to have the necessary support after major gains in recent elections.
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No, Mexico’s Judicial Reform Isn’t a Risk to Democracy
Exceeding the two-thirds required supermajority, Mexico’s Senate has narrowly passed a constitutional reform package ...