Luck of the Draw Supposedly Reigns Supreme at the New INE
It’s the influence that the INE’s new ranks may have on the institute’s vitally autonomous and democratic elections in Mexico that’s causing much concern
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Plan C ‘Legally, Morally Valid,’ Says AMLO
AMLO said that it is “legally and morally valid” for the next head of the National Electoral Institute “to sympathize with Morena,” which is essentially what his Plan C is all about
Read moreInternal Mudfest Breaks Out over Plan B during INE Session
Cordova said that the passage of Plan B is a “setback of intolerance and arbitrariness, and an abuse of power to the detriment of the citizen’s democratic conquests”
Read moreINE’s Jacobo Dismissed upon Publication of Plan B
Jacobo has served as secretary general of the INE for 14 years, and would have served for another three years, until 2026, if not for the passage of the Plan B law
Read moreAMLO Downplays Protest against New Electoral Law
López Obrador labeled those who joined the demonstration as “pure electoral racoons” who were following the orders of “white collar criminals”
Read moreMorena Senate Candidate Declared Winner amid Fraud Charges
In the 43 municipalities of Tamaulipas, 4,777 polling stations were put up, and 4,500 members of the Mexican Army and the National Guard (GN) were deployed
Read moreAMLO’s Plan B Loophole
Mexican society should be able to raise its hands to defend itself
Read moreINE President Says Mexicans Should ‘Rebel’ against Plan B
Lorenzo Córdova, head of the National Electoral Institute (INE), called on Mexicans to rebel against President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s (AMLO) “Plan B” electoral reform by resorting to every legal option available
Read moreAMLO Accuses INE of Putting Elections at Risk
López Obrador’s electoral reform includes provisions that could cripple the INE’s power over the country’s elections, massively limiting its sanctioning authorities over political parties and candidates, as well as reducing its infrastructure and eliminating its trusts
Read moreMexican Human Rights Commission Attacks National Electoral Institute
By MARK LORENZANA Amid the electoral reform spearheaded by deputies from the leftist National Regeneration Movement (Morena) of Mexican President Manuel López Obrador (AMLO), which seeks to eliminate Mexico’s National Electoral Institute (INE), the Mexican Human Rights Commission (CDNH) has labeled the INE as a “body that sabotages the will of the people,” and has claimed that “for years it
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