Mexico’s AMLO Attacks Electoral Institute Over Referendum Delay
- Electoral institute postponed vote despite Supreme Court order
- President wants recall vote held before June local elections
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Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador criticized the country’s electoral institute for postponing a referendum on his presidency over budget concerns.
It’s “lamentable” and “painful” that the recall vote is being delayed, Lopez Obrador said Monday during a daily press conference. He said the institute’s decision was unconstitutional and called on the electoral court to ensure that the vote on whether to remove the president is held by Apr. 10, before state and local elections on June 5. This feud comes as he has threatened to overhaul the electoral institute, arguing its leadership is partial to opposition groups.