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Can Mexico's democracy survive López Obrador's judicial reforms?


Can Mexico's democracy survive López Obrador's judicial reforms?

Can Mexico's democracy survive López Obrador's judicial reforms? Mexico is not alone in hemming in its judiciary. Such experiments always end the same way: ...

Does judicial reform endanger Mexico's democracy?

On 15 September 2024, Mexico's President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador signed into law a judicial reform that critics argue threatens their democracy.

No, Mexico's Judicial Reform Isn't a Risk to Democracy - Jacobin

Mexico is overhauling its justice system by having voters elect Supreme Court judges, but Washington has criticized the move.

Justice by Vote? Lessons for Mexico from Bolivia's Judicial Elections

López Obrador and his supporters contended that the direct election of federal judges and magistrates would eradicate corruption and elitism in ...

Eduardo Porter on X: "Can Mexico's democracy survive López ...

Can Mexico's democracy survive López Obrador's judicial reforms? My column https://t.co/wsy5yVntnc.

Can AMLO Overhaul Mexico's Democracy in His Final Month?

López Obrador has already unveiled his agenda for his lame-duck period: 18 constitutional and two legal reforms that he collectively calls Plan C.

Is Mexico at Risk of Turning Back Into a One-Party State? | Opinion

Despite what AMLO and his surrogates may say in public, it's difficult not to see the judicial reform measure as nothing short of a ...

Mexico adopts judicial reform critics say is a hit to democracy - Axios

Outgoing Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador on Sunday signed an overhaul of the country's judicial system that critics warn will weaken democracy.

Judicial Reform in Mexico - JUSTICE IN MEXICO

09/30/2024 (written by ecary) –One of the last presidential actions of Andrés Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) was passing an ambitious judicial ...

Mexican demonstrators block access to legislature amid judicial ...

Lopez Obrador has insisted that the reforms will help combat ... democracy, but Lopez Obrador said the ambassador's comments violated Mexican ...

Mexico's judicial reform: The win for López Obrador that's mortally ...

The Mexican opposition has been mortally wounded after the Senate approved on Tuesday a judicial reform, under which judges will be elected by popular vote.

Constitutional Reforms in Mexico | Wilson Center

If approved without modifications, the proposed reforms would represent the most transcendent political and legal change in Mexico's modern history. Since ...

Mexico: Survival of Liberal Democracy or Creation of an ... - BIPR

Like the judicial reforms, he argued that this would reflect the current political power dynamics and could severely undermine the integrity ...

Mexico's Controversial Judicial Reform Takes Effect - Mayer Brown

President López Obrador argued that these reforms represented the will of the Mexican people, and that the existing judiciary is largely ...

Opinion | Andrés Manuel López Obrador did not fix Mexico

30, following elections this coming Sunday, he will bequeath to his successor a Mexico that looks very much like the one he received six years ...

Mexico: Survival of Liberal Democracy or Creation of an ... - BIPR

Like the judicial reforms, he argued that this would reflect the current political power dynamics and could severely undermine the integrity of Mexico's ...

Washington Post Opinions on X: "From @PorterEduardo: Can ...

From @PorterEduardo: Can Mexico's democracy survive López Obrador's judicial reforms? https://t.co/DW5yScfioN.

Mexico's Constitutional Reforms Series | Elimination of Autonomous ...

Background: On February 5, 2024, President López Obrador proposed 20 constitutional and legal reforms. The disappearance of autonomous ...

Spotlight - Crisis in Mexico — Dem-Dec

Eduardo PORTER, 'Opinion: Can Mexico's democracy survive López Obrador's judicial reforms?' The Washington Post (10 September 2024). María VERAZA, 'What's at ...

Mexico takes another step toward its authoritarian past

Despite corruption, violence, and inequality, Mexico has functioned as an electoral democracy for nearly three decades — with political ...