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news El Financiero 2026-05-21

Mexico Congress to Hold Extraordinary Session on Judicial Election and 'Narcocandidate' Commission

Mexico's Congress will hold an extraordinary session to discuss moving judicial elections to 2028 and establishing a commission to vet candidates for alleged ties to drug trafficking. This move is backed by Morena and its allies.


Morena y partidos aliados 'aprovecharon' su mayoría en el Congreso para dar luz verde a un nuevo periodo extraordinario para analizar y votar la reforma que propone mandar la elección judicial a 2028. <p>El pleno de<b> la Comisión Permanente del Congreso de la Unión </b>aprobó un periodo extraordinario para discutir la <a href="https://www.elfinanciero.com.mx/nacional/2026/05/20/sheinbaum-envia-al-senado-reforma-que-aplaza-eleccion-de-jueces-al-2028-esto-es-lo-que-propone/" rel="noreferrer" targ...

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