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Election observers 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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Mexico’s ruling party, Morena, has captured the judiciary
All nine seats on Mexico’s Supreme Court were taken by people with links to the ruling party. A new disciplinary tribunal ...
Opinion: Mexico’s judicial election will imperil its relationship with the US
Mexico elected more than 2,600 judges and magistrates, but there is concern that major drug cartels will take advantage of ...
Mexico's first judicial elections are marked by low turnout, confusion and disillusionment
MEXICO CITY — Mexico held its first-ever judicial elections Sunday, stirring controversy and sowing confusion among voters ...
Mexico Has Never Voted for Judges, and Now It’s Electing 2,700
Mexicans voted in judicial races for federal and state judges, a new practice that opponents fear will give the ruling party ...
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 ...
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Mexico's ruling party headed toward control of newly elected Supreme Court, vote tallies show
MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s ruling Morena party appeared to be heading toward control over the Supreme Court, preliminary vote tallies of the country's first judicial election indicated.