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Mexico's president defends first judicial election despite low turnout and democratic criticism
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on Monday defended a judicial election meant to transform the country’s court system, as ...
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 ...
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Low turnout in Mexico's first-ever judicial elections raises questions of legitimacy
Only 13% of voters turned out to vote over the weekend, amid concerns that the unprecedented national election of thousands of judges was designed to favor the governing Morena party.
Mexico’s first judicial elections fuel confusion and disillusionment among voters
Mexico is holding its first ever judicial elections, which have sowed confusion among voters as they struggle to understand a ...
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 ...
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 ...
Mexico Judicial Election Sees 13% Turnout in Historic Vote
The future of Mexico’s judiciary was decided by a small minority of voters after an unprecedented election of federal judges, ...
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 ...
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 ...