Mexico: Sheinbaum forms Electoral Reform Commission

FRIDAY, AUGUST 15
PROGRAM #10867 12:00 PM PT

Mexico Edition. 

Mexico Edition. The Mexican government has formed a presidential commission to reform the electoral law, reigniting the heated debate over ending proportional representation seats, cutting political party funding, auditing party and candidate income and spending, and more. In other news, Mexico’s Supreme Court has ordered the translation of a state gender violence law into the Zapotec language. This ruling could pave the way for similar measures in other states. Analysts discuss these and other developments.

Guests: Lucia Lagunes, Executive Director, Women’s Communication and Information-CIMAC, Mexico City, MX; Eduardo Huchim, Journalist, Former Advisor to the Electoral Institute of DF, Mexico City, MX; Jose Lopez Zamorano, Correspondent, Washington, DC; excerpts from recent statements by Mexico’s President, Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo.

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