MEXICO CITY—Former Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador set the stage for Sunday’s unprecedented election to choose judges and Supreme Court justices. He left it to his son to pull it off.

FILE — Mexico’s Supreme Court Building in Mexico City, Mexico, Nov. 1, 2024. Low turnout and fears over democratic backsliding marked Mexico’s shift to electing judges, which opens the way for the ...

On the evening of June 1st, as polls closed, Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum hailed the historic vote to elect the country’s judiciary as “a complete success”. There are few measures whereby that ...

On June 1st Mexicans will vote to elect judges to 850 federal posts, nine Supreme Court seats, 22 powerful tribunal jobs and thousands of roles in lower courts. In 2027 a second vote will see the rest ...

MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s ruling party appears to have gained firm control of the country’s Supreme Court, according to the early results of a judicial election that analysts predict will weaken the ...

MEXICO CITY — Mexico held its first-ever judicial elections on Sunday, stirring controversy and sowing confusion among voters still struggling to understand a process set to transform the country's ...

MEXICO CITY -- Mexico's ruling Morena party is poised to control the country's Supreme Court, vote tallies of the country's first judicial election indicated Tuesday, inching the party closer toward a ...

Judicial workers protest the government's judicial reform, which would make judges stand for election, in Mexico City, Sept. 11, 2024. The June 1 election may sound democratic, but it can undermine ...

This Sunday's election is not just about judges—it's a controversial moment in Mexico's democracy. For some, it marks the end of the rule of law as we know it. For others—and according to the data, ...

Low turnout and fears over democratic backsliding marked Mexico’s shift to electing judges, which opens the way for the Morena party to dominate courts. By Emiliano Rodríguez Mega and Simon Romero ...