— from El Expat Insider Mexico |
| Reminder: Mexico’s first-ever judicial elections take place this Sunday, June 1. Voters will elect judges, magistrates, and justices at federal and local levels. |
| 🧑⚖️ Only 23% of voters are expected to turn out for Mexico’s June 1 judicial elections, as 77% say they haven’t heard of any candidates and 18% consider themselves well informed, according to a new Enkoll poll. |
| 🗳️ President Sheinbaum urged citizens to vote in Mexico’s first-ever judicial elections on June 1, calling it a historic chance to shape a judiciary “that truly serves the people” through six ballots covering judges, justices, and magistrates. Watch the video here. |
| 🗳️ Mexico’s election authority is investigating claims that civil servants and political parties, including Morena and Movimiento Ciudadano, tried to sway voters ahead of judicial elections. |
| 📉 Foreign investors and legal experts are raising red flags over Mexico’s judicial elections, calling the June 1 vote a “Kafkaesque” overhaul that could erode legal protections and make it harder to challenge government actions in court. |
— related reading: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/29/world/americas/mexico-judicial-election-candidates.html
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