International electoral observers who moved to Mexico to examine the historic first election to the Judiciary, highlighted the “peaceful process” that was lived in the day.
“We saw a peaceful process (…) at least what we confirmed today was a quiet and involving citizens who were in the boxes,” said Marcela Ríos, representative of the mission of the International Institute for Democracy and International Electoral Assistance.
During a press conference, offered by the observers who attended Mexico to observe the unprecedented judicial election, Ríos explained that his mission focused on two areas: in gender equity and the fight against political violence for gender reasons; and in the informed vote and civic education.
He highlighted the “unpublished” process that was the election, which aroused a lot of interest in Latin America, as it will show how this type of exercises can contribute to strengthening the rule of law. “
For his part, Máximo Zaldívar, regional director for Latin America and the Caribbean of the International Foundation for Electoral Systems, described as “historical” the exercise of judicial election and said he was satisfied to see that 99.8% of the electoral tables were installed.
“I believe that what we have seen, we hope that the average citizen participation will be satisfactory,” said Zaldívar
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They indicate low participation during judicial election
The most recent surveys point to a low participation, between 10 and 20 % of the electorate.
Mexico held its first popular election of the Judiciary, where 99.7 million citizens are called to the polls to choose from more than 3,400 candidates to renew 881 federal judicial positions, including the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation (SCJN), in addition to hundreds of local positions.
The process has been questioned by academic sectors, international organizations and judicial associations due to the complexity and lack of information among voters, as well as the risk of infiltration of organized crime in the Judiciary.
With EFE information
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