Former Mexican President López Obrador Reappears to Vote in Judicial Election
Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador greets a child after voting in the judiciary elections. Photo: X
June 1, 2025 Hour: 3:24 pm
Former President of Mexico Andrés Manuel López Obrador (2018-2024), reappeared this Sunday, after eight months of leaving office, to cast his vote in the historic first election for the judiciary.
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The former president appeared for the first time since the end of his administration in September 2024 at a special polling station in the municipality of Palenque, in Chiapas (southern Mexico), where his residence is located.
“We have the best president in the world,” he asserted, referring to his successor, Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo, who assumed power on October 1, 2024.
In statements to various media outlets after casting his vote, López Obrador highlighted the importance of the election, saying that “never” in the country’s history had the people had the opportunity to directly elect judges and magistrates of the judicial branch.
“It is the first time in history, that is why I wanted to participate in this historic election,” he indicated, and assured that it is a pleasure for him to live in a “free and democratic” country.
López Obrador was the main driver of the controversial reform of the judicial branch, which is considered the most profound change to the judiciary in the last three decades.
The judicial election signifies an unprecedented event, as for the first time almost 100 million Mexicans will be able to directly elect 881 public positions in the judicial branch.
