López Obrador reacts to international criticism of the reform of the Judicial Branch

MEXICO CITY.- This Monday, during his usual morning press conference, the President of Mexico, Andres Manuel Lopez Obradordescribed as “speculation” the alarms that his reform has raised elect by popular vote al Judiciary among national and foreign investors, especially due to the Treaty between Mexico, the United States and Canada (T-MEC).

“No (there is no economic risk). Look, there has been a lot of speculation on this issue by our adversaries and by those who do not want democracy, they are showing their true colors (exposing themselves), they do not want the people to decide,” the president responded to a direct question at his press conference.

International criticism of his judicial reform

AMLO lashes out at Washington Post for warning about judicial reform.

He said that “it is ridiculous, it has no basis, it has no scientific rigor, it is a mockery,” and he also stated that the United States “needs a transformation, a shake-up.” pic.twitter.com/zenIJy9gAc

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The Mexican ruler dismissed the international criticism of his judicial reformwhich will be voted on this Monday Constitutional Affairs Committee of the Congress of the Union so that, starting in 2025, there will be elections to choose judges, magistrates and ministers of the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation (SCJN).

In particular, he questioned what was reported in media such as the Washington Postwhich published an editorial on Sunday in which it supported the comments of the United States Ambassador to Mexico, Ken Salazarwho last week warned that the judicial reform puts democracy at risk and the business relationship between both countries.

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López Obrador accused his opponents of “continuing with the same old lobbying, negotiations, procedures, and convincing foreign newspapers.”

“As if it were the Bible, as if what they said was the last word, when those famous media, the Washington Posthe New York Timeshe Wall Street Journalare dominated by the interests of the oligarchies“, he said.

Rating agencies such as Fitch and financial institutions such as CitiBanamex o Morgan Stanley They have also warned about the risk of approving the reforms proposed by López Obrador, particularly that of the Judiciary, due to the uncertainty it causes among investors.

But the Mexican president has rejected criticism from abroad, saying that the country lives in an “authentic democracy” while “in the United States, with all due respect, and in other countries, in Europe, they need a transformation, a shake-up.”

“They have not been able to undermine us, affect us, weaken us, because our people are very aware, they are one of the most advanced peoples in the world. Mexico is living a stellar moment in history, it is one of the most politicized peoples in the world,” he said.

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