Mexico, protests against the president's proposal for constitutional changes

Protesters took to the streets across Mexico on Sunday to oppose President Andrés Manuel López Obrador's proposed judicial overhaul and other moves by the ruling party that critics say would weaken the country's democratic checks and balances of power. Protesters gathered in the capital Mexico City, the cities of Mexico City, Puebla, Leon, Jalisco, Oaxaca, Veracruz and other areas to express concerns about judicial reform, particularly the proposal to elect judges through a vote similar to those for electing members. of the parliament. Many protesters are also angered by a proposal to shut down independent regulatory agencies. In Mexico City, crowds of people, many of them federal court workers and judges, ended their march outside the Supreme Court building in the heart of the city, waving placards reading “Independence for the Judiciary” and “Respect Democracy.” “Now we are protesting against the reforms, but it is not only the reforms,” said lawyer Mauricio Espinosa. “These are all attacks against the branch of justice and other autonomous bodies. In the end, these actions can strengthen the executive, the future president.” After sweeping electoral victories in June by the president's Morena party and its allies, the government has begun pushing for sweeping changes …

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