The next president of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaumassured this Monday that up to three out of every four Mexicans interviewed by his party, the National Regeneration Movement (Morena), support the election of judges and ministers by popular vote, as proposed by the reform of the Judiciary promoted by the Executive.
According to the results presented by Brunette68 to 75% of participants considered that magistrates and judges of the Judicial power They must be chosen bythe people of Mexico”, against 24 to 19% who consider that they should be chosen by the judicial body itself.
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“It seems very relevant to me that, let’s see, if it had been 59%, it is like the people who voted for us, but it is even more of the people who voted for us, who recognize the importance of this reform for the judiciary.”, highlighted Sheinbaum, in reference to the June 2nd elections.
The future president assured that she agrees with this reform proposed by the outgoing president, Andrés Manuel López Obrador.
“A very high percentage who consider that there is corruption in the judiciary and a very high percentage who consider direct election as a viable way of electing magistrates, ministers and judges“added the former head of the Government of Mexico City (2018-2023).
The surveys, carried out with around 3,800 people, were carried out from June 14 to 16 by three voting houses, including the Morena Research Commission.
The president-elect also highlighted that between 77 and 83% of those interviewed “considers it necessary to reform the Judiciary”, versus 14 to 12% who did not respond and 4 to 9% who did not know or did not respond.
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Claudia Sheinbaum He said that this information will be considered in the discussion that will open in the coming days on the reform through a “open parliament”in Congress, the details of which will be released by tomorrow by lawmakers from Brunette.
The controversial judicial reform, which has caused uncertainty in the markets and drops in the value of the Mexican peso, seeks, among other issues, that magistrates, electoral counselors, judges and ministers of the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation (SCJN) are elected by popular vote.
Just a week ago, Sheinbaum announced that he agreed with AMLO make a “very broad discussion” across the country about this reform, which would be among the first to be approved with a new ‘supermajority’ in Congress starting September 1, a month before the president’s term ends.
Source: Elcomercio
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