In Mexico, the political class and the justice system are shaken by the reform of the judiciary. This is a controversial bill that involves, among other things, a change in the constitution to allow judges to be elected by direct suffrage. Wanted by Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, the possible involvement of the Supreme Court in the case has provoked the leader’s ire.
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With our correspondent in Mexico, Gwendolina Duval
This major judicial reform is wanted by outgoing President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador. It was hastily approved in the National Assembly, and is now awaiting approval by the Senate.
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Except that the Supreme Court of Mexico could get involved. The president of the highest court in the country has opened a consultation to slow down the reform at the request of a magistrates’ association. A standoff has then opened between the president and the head of the judiciary.
Normally, in Mexico, the Supreme Court can rule on the unconstitutionality of a law after its approval by Congress and not during the debates. Therefore, it is not a given that the procedure is stopped.
A ” aberration » for the leader
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador warned on Friday that it would be an aberration if the review of the law were to be put on hold. He denounced the maneuvers of corrupt opponents, according to him, to prevent this reform at all costs.
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The opposition is indeed fighting on the legal level, looking for irregularities that could cancel the assembly’s vote. Because on the political level, the official party dominates. It only lacks one potential vote in the Senate to validate the reform, which is scheduled to be examined next week. A single senator, whom the Morena party intends to convince.