THE ELECTION IS ON!
Mexico will elect ministers, magistrates and judges today by popular vote, in the first elections of its kind in Mexico and in the world. Around 100 million Mexicans are eligible to vote in the judicial elections.
Judicial Elections
MEXICO’S JUDICIAL ELECTION: JUSTICE DISTRIBUTED
The current judiciary fails to deliver justice; it administers impunity, institutionalized sexism, racism, and cowardice. This election won’t magically solve all the structural problems, but it is a deep crack in the wall of opacity and abuse.
POPULAR SOCIALIST PARTY OF MEXICO CALLS FOR MASS JUDICIAL VOTE
With the June 1st election, Mexico will become the first country to elect all of the judiciary. 881 positions, including the entire Supreme Court, will be elected.
JOURNALISTS CONSIDER OBSTACLES TO MEXICO’S FIRST JUDICIAL ELECTIONS
Issues that look to hamper participation in the democratic procedure include a poorly managed and restricted campaign to promote the vote by the country’s electoral institute.
THE LAW IS NOT THE SAME AS JUSTICE
An interview with Supreme Court candidate Federico Anaya Gallardo
Soberanía 26: Democratizing the Courts
What does Mexico’s constitutional reform of the judiciary actually intend to accomplish?