She defends constitutional reform allowing annulment of elections affected by foreign intervention.

On Thursday, President Claudia Sheinbaum said there is a real risk of foreign interference in future Mexican electoral processes.

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She recalled that Mexico has already faced previous cases of external funding for nongovernmental organizations seeking to generate specific political effects.

Sheinbaum emphasized that the discussion surrounding possible foreign interference is not intended to favor the ruling party, the National Regeneration Movement (Morena), but rather to guarantee electoral sovereignty.

In that regard, she cited the case of “Mexicans Against Corruption and Impunity”, an organization that former President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (2018-2024) accused of receiving U.S. funding aimed at favoring certain political options.

Her statements came after the Mexican Congress approved a reform to include in the Constitution that foreign intervention could be grounds for annulling elections. The issue, however, has drawn criticism from opponents who accuse the ruling party of attempting to consolidate political advantages.

“The opposition has criticized this, saying it is another argument from the president or Morena to guarantee power for Morena. Nothing could be further from the truth,” Sheinbaum said, insisting that electoral sovereignty should be a matter of national consensus.

“All Mexicans should agree that there should be no foreign interference in elections. In other words, anyone who votes against this proposal would appear to favor foreign interference in elections in Mexico,” Sheinbaum stated.

She acknowledged that the main challenge will be preventing discretionary interpretations by establishing clear mechanisms to demonstrate the existence of foreign intervention in electoral processes.

“That has to be clearly specified in a law,” the Mexican leader explained, referring to the need for secondary legislation to clarify the characteristics that define foreign interference.

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Source: EFE

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