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Last Sunday, a popular referendum and flagship project of President of Mexico Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) asked Mexican voters whether ex-government officials should be subject to investigation and prosecution for allegations of impunity and corruption. However, the referendum, a key component of AMLO’s promises to crack down on graft and government impropriety, was a flop, drawing the participation of only seven percent of eligible voters, well below the 40 percent voter turnout threshold required for the referendum result to be legally binding (although over 98 percent of those who did cast ballots voted in favor of facilitating the prosecution of ex-officials).
Left and right: between hope and lesser evil? – 23/06/2021 – Latin America21 – KSU ksusentinel.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from ksusentinel.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The president of Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, supported this Friday the controversial reform that contemplates the extension of the mandate of the head of the Supreme Court, Arturo Zaldívar because this way it will be possible to promote reforms within the Judiciary, which is “very bad”.
“I believe that a reform of the Judicial Power is needed and that if the president of the Supreme Court, Minister Zaldívar, heads this reform, there is a possibility of advancing in this sense,” said the president in the morning conference from the National Palace.