Low Turnout in Mexico’s 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 became a democra...
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Nearly 90 percent of voters did not cast ballots on Sunday, one of the lowest turnouts in any federal election since Mexico became a democra...
Voters were choosing the nine members of the Supreme Court on Sunday, along with more than 2,600 other judges and magistrates.
Sunday’s judicial elections could remove an important counterweight to powerful elected leaders.
The election to overhaul Mexico’s courts could result in a justice system more beholden to the nation’s dominant party, Morena.
For the first time, Mexico will elect judges nationwide, from the highest to the lowest courts. Campaign restrictions pushed many candidates...
For the first time, Mexicans will vote for thousands of candidates to fill more than 2,600 positions in federal, state and local courts.