Corruption Scandal Puts Mexico’s President on Defense Against Trump

Mexico’s president, battling U.S. accusations that the cartels have gripped her government, is facing a scandal in which two former officials are on the run and their old boss is now a top senator.

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U.S. Accuses Three Mexican Financial Firms of Aiding Fentanyl Trade

The U.S. Treasury found ties between drug cartels and the Mexican companies, including a brokerage firm controlled by a former chief of staff of Andrés Manuel López Obrador.

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How Hugo Aguilar Ortiz Became Mexico’s Most Powerful Indigenous Lawyer

Hugo Aguilar Ortiz grew up in a remote Mixtec-speaking village. He is now one of the most powerful lawyers in Mexico.

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In Mexico, Thousands Ran for Office, Few Voted and One Party Dominated It All

Low turnout and fears over democratic backsliding marked Mexico’s shift to electing judges, which opens the way for the Morena party to dominate courts.

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Low Turnout in Mexico’s Judicial Election Fuels Legitimacy Concerns

Nearly 90 percent of voters did not cast ballots on Sunday, one of the lowest turnouts in any federal election since Mexico became a democracy.

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Mexico Votes in Sprawling, First-Ever Judiciary Election

Voters were choosing the nine members of the Supreme Court on Sunday, along with more than 2,600 other judges and magistrates.

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Will Voting for Judges Help or Hurt Mexico’s Democracy?

Sunday’s judicial elections could remove an important counterweight to powerful elected leaders.

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Mexico’s Vote on Nearly 2,700 Judges Will Test Its Democracy

The election to overhaul Mexico’s courts could result in a justice system more beholden to the nation’s dominant party, Morena.

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Mexico’s Judicial Election: What to Know

For the first time, Mexicans will vote for thousands of candidates to fill more than 2,600 positions in federal, state and local courts.

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An Ex-Convict and Cartel Lawyers Are Among Mexico’s Judicial Candidates

People accused of cartel connections and serious crime are on the ballot in Mexico’s first-ever judicial elections on Sunday, fueling fears that organized crime could exert its influence in the vote.

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