The TEPJF has requested the ministers recuse themselves from voting on the suspension of popular judicial elections in Mexico due to their previous public expressions against the elections, raising concerns over impartiality
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Sheinbaum said the works have brought peace and potential economic prosperity to Mexico, while highlighting upcoming public work under her administration, such as the construction of passenger trains and highways
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For her part, Sheinbaum characterized Salazar’s words as having a “disparity” from his previous commentary
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Minister Alberto Pérez Dayán’s opinion that the highest court does not have the power to weigh in on constitutional reforms prevented the SCJN from reaching the required eight votes for annulment
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The reform specifically limits the ability of the judicial branch to issue suspensions against aspects of the federal constitution, including the recently passed controversial judicial reform
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Meanwhile, opposition party members argued that Morena-allied retired SCJN ministers who hold positions in the current government still benefit from their retirement pensions
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Later that day, Secretary of the Economy Marcelo Ebrard revealed that businessmen involved in the CEO Dialogue with Sheinbaym confirmed investments in Mexico surpassing $20 billion
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Sheinbaum refuted the idea that the SCJN’s decision was a true attempt to seize power, calling it a “watered-down coup, not a coup d’état”
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The newly established judicial elections are set to take place on June 1, 2025, and will now see the Mexican judicial branch’s ministers, magistrates voted into power by the public
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The former Mexican security official’s allegations come just weeks before his scheduled sentencing in the United States on five counts of drug trafficking cahrges
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