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Mexico's first judicial elections are marked by low turnout, confusion and disillusionment
Mexico's first judicial elections are marked by low turnout, confusion and disillusionment

Washington Post

time3 days ago

  • General
  • Washington Post

Mexico's first judicial elections are marked by low turnout, confusion and disillusionment

MEXICO CITY — Mexico held its first-ever judicial elections Sunday, stirring controversy and sowing confusion among voters who struggled to understand a process set to transform the country's court system . Polls closed and poll workers began counting colored ballots Sunday night with the question hanging in the air of what will become of Mexico's judiciary, the answer to which will only emerge in the coming days as results roll in.

Mexico Elects Judges Among Scores of Little-Known Candidates
Mexico Elects Judges Among Scores of Little-Known Candidates

Bloomberg

time3 days ago

  • General
  • Bloomberg

Mexico Elects Judges Among Scores of Little-Known Candidates

Mexican voters head to the polls on Sunday to begin picking judges in an unprecedented election that could give President Claudia Sheinbaum broad influence over a revamped judiciary, the only branch of government her party doesn't control. Polls open at 8 a.m. in Mexico City as voters pick a total of 881 federal judges, including all members of the Supreme Court. More than 3,000 little-known candidates are competing. Polls close at 6 p.m.

Portugal holds its 3rd general election in 3 years but the vote might not restore stability
Portugal holds its 3rd general election in 3 years but the vote might not restore stability

Washington Post

time18-05-2025

  • Politics
  • Washington Post

Portugal holds its 3rd general election in 3 years but the vote might not restore stability

LISBON, Portugal — Voters in Portugal return to the polls Sunday for a third general election in three years, as the country's increasingly fragmented political landscape defies efforts to unite behind policies on pressing national issues such as immigration, housing and the cost of living. Hopes that the ballot might end the worst spell of political instability in decades for the European Union country of 10.6 million people could be dashed, however. Polls suggest the election is poised to deliver yet another minority government, leaving the Portuguese back where they started.

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