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In Mexico thousands protest electoral overhaul they say threatens democracy

Demonstrators attend a protest in support of the National Electoral Institute (INE) and against President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador's plan to reform the electoral authority, in Mexico City, Mexico, February 26, 2023. REUTERS/Gustavo Graf

Mexico City Reuters Huge crowds gathered across Mexico on Sunday to oppose a government drive to shrink the independent electoral authority, arguing the changes threaten democracy, in what appeared to be the largest protests yet against President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador’s administration. Organisers said in Mexico City over 500,000 people attended, with video footage on […]

Human Rights Watch warns against Mexico’s “regressive” electoral overhaul

Mexico Mexico City President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador

Mexico City. Mexico Reuters A leading rights group on Monday called for Mexican lawmakers to vote against a proposal to overhaul the electoral system, warning it could seriously undermine electoral authorities’ independence, putting free and fair elections at risk.  President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador’s proposal to reform Mexico’s National Electoral Institute (INE) would cut the […]