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November 29, 2022

What Would AMLO’s Electoral Reforms Mean for Mexico?

Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, who has two years left on his term, is pushing for controversial electoral reforms. // File Photo: Facebook Page of Andrés Manuel López Obrador.

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  • Tens of thousands of protesters gathered in cities across Mexico on Nov. 13 to protest President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s proposed reform of the country’s election system. Two weeks later, tens of thousands of López Obrador’s backers marched with him in Mexico City this past Sunday in support of the president. The electoral reforms seek to replace the National Electoral Institute (INE) with a new agency whose members would be voted in by the public, from a pre-selected list by Congress, the president and the Supreme Court. How likely is the legislation to pass? What are the most significant changes of the proposed reform, and why has it become so controversial?

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Lorena Becerra Mizuno, political analyst at Grupo Reforma: “President López Obrador’s proposed electoral reform signifies a radical change to the country’s modern electoral system. It represents an alarming attempt to undermine the strength and independence of the electoral referee, which has maintained exemplary autonomy from political influence and has conducted elections in a transparent, independent and homogeneous manner countrywide since 1997. The National Electoral Institute currently has an approval rating of 76 percent nationwide. Eighty-four percent do not wish to see the agency replaced by a new one, 71 percent say its disappearance would pose a threat to democracy, and 77 percent anticipate increased uncertainty in upcoming elections under this scenario. With such an important endorsement from public opinion, it is no surprise to see massive protests across the country that have pressured parties that have seemed…”

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