U.S. Ambassador to Mexico Ken Salazar s personal opinion about alleged electoral fraud in 2006 could embolden President López Obrador to make similar claims in the 2024 Mexican presidential election, political analysts told Courthouse News.
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Thousands of observers, including 558 foreigners, will monitor Sunday’s elections International watchers hail from 41 countries, including US, Venezuela and Jamaica
Published on Thursday, June 3, 2021
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Thousands of independent observers, including more than 500 foreigners, will monitor this Sunday’s municipal, state and federal elections in a bid to ensure they are conducted freely and fairly.
Almost 3 million representatives of political parties will also be on hand to watch over the voting and vote-counting process in what will be the biggest elections in Mexico’s history.
As of last Friday, the National Electoral Institute (INE) had certified almost 19,000 citizen poll watchers who declared that they don’t have any affiliation with parties contesting the elections.
Campaign season in Mexico has seen a rash of murders, as organised crime seeks to cement its influence no matter which parties win. The government needs to keep trying to break bonds between criminals and authorities, beginning with efforts tailored to the country’s hardest-hit areas.