Mexico’s Lower House Passes Full Text of Judicial Reform

Plan seeks to elect all federal judges by popular vote
Proposal will be discussed in the Senate in coming days

Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador
Photographer: Rashide Frias/AFP/Getty Images

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By Alex Vasquez and Maya Averbuch

September 4, 2024 at 10:30 AM UTC

Updated on

September 4, 2024 at 5:23 PM UTC

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Mexico’s lower house approved the text of President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador’s proposal to overhaul the country’s judicial system, which seeks to elect all federal judges by popular vote, something that opponents say will put democracy at risk.

The ruling Morena party and its allies used its broad two-thirds majority in the lower house to pass the proposal with 357 votes in favor and 130 against after making minor modifications, according to a post Wednesday from the lower house lawmakers on X.