Mexico, Judicial Election
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The election to overhaul Mexico’s courts could result in a justice system more beholden to the nation’s dominant party, Morena.
Mexico is scheduled to hold its first-ever judicial elections on Sunday, with hundreds of judges, magistrates and justices on the ballot across the country.
Sheinbaum welcomed new ambassadors to the National Palace, including new U.S. ambassador Ronald Johnson, in the early afternoon.
The unprecedented vote has generated widespread controversy and confusion as candidates vie for close to 900 spots, including all nine on the Supreme Court.