A Red Flag in Mexico’s Democratic Backsliding
By
Arturo Sarukhan
A new law could annul election results in cases of “foreign interference,” handing the ruling party a powerful tool.
As global audiences focused during the summer on the North American World Cup, or the conflicts raging in the Persian Gulf and Ukraine, many missed a troubling development taking place in Mexico. In June, President Claudia Sheinbaum’s ruling Morena party ignored widespread concerns and hastily passed a bill in Congress that could annul any election—legislative, gubernatorial or presidential—if the government decides there was "foreign interference." This is particularly significant as Mexico heads toward a critical midterm election in 2027, its next...
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