Mexico: López Obrador’s Judicial Reform

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20
PROGRAM #10515 12:00 PM PT

Mexico Edition.

Mexican President López Obrador is preparing to sign a sweeping constitutional reform that will restructure the judiciary and make all judges elected officials chosen by voters. Supporters of the changes say the system has been plagued by corruption, influence peddling and nepotism. What’s in the law? When will it be implemented? What are the challenges ahead? On more news: after being devastated by an 8.1 earthquake on September 19, 1985, Mexico City has been hit by two powerful earthquakes after that: in 2017 and 2022, coincidentally on September 19, moments after the drills in commemoration of the victims of the 1985 earthquake. As the date approaches, many react with fear as others take it with humor.

Guest: Eduardo Huchim, journalist and former electoral advisor, Mexico City, MX; excerpts from recent statements by Carlos Omar Jiménez, director of Property and Casualty and Auto, Mexican Association of Insurance Institutions-AMIS, Lucía Domínguez and Aurora Alcalá.

Photo:  Design by Sara Shakir/Canal del Congreso de Mexico

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