Mexican president urges high voter turnout in judicial election
Mexico City, June 1(UNI) Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on Saturday urged citizens to participate in Sunday's judicial election, the first time the public will directly select members of the federal judiciary.
Sheinbaum hailed the vote as a "historic day" for Mexico, depicting it as a step toward building a "fair, people-centered judiciary" whose legitimacy stems from the will of the people.
"For the first time, we will all decide who we want as justices of the Supreme Court," Sheinbaum said. "This is the great transformation our country is experiencing."
Sheinbaum dismissed accusations that the vote could lead to executive overreach or partisan control. "Those who want to preserve a system of corruption and privilege claim the election is rigged. That is completely false," she said.
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