Thousands Protest Mexico's Judicial Reform

Thousands of Mexicans, mainly court employees and law students, demonstrated in the country's capital on Sunday (September 8) against a controversial judicial reform that would elect judges through a popular vote. They gathered in Mexico City as the Senate prepared to debate an initiative pushed by outgoing President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador and approved by the lower house, called the Chamber of Deputies, where the ruling party holds control. The proposed reforms, which would elect Supreme Court justices and other courts as well as judges, have sparked diplomatic tensions with the U.S., prompted protests by opponents and disrupted financial markets. “The judiciary will not fall,” said protesters marching on the Senate, which is expected to vote on the proposal on Wednesday (11/9). The striking justice workers have asked the Supreme Court to intervene in the matter, a request Lopez Obrador said has no legal basis. The US, Mexico's main trading partner, has warned that the reforms would threaten a relationship that depends on investor confidence in Mexico's legal framework. Lopez Obrador, who will be replaced by ally Claudia Sheinbaum on Oct. 1, has argued that the changes are necessary because the court serves the interests of political and economic elites. …

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