At least 99 million Mexicans were called to vote on Sunday in the first judicial elections aimed at democratizing justice. In this context, president Claudia Sheinbaum and former pres. AMLO exercised their right to vote in unprecedented elections. teleSUR
00:00At least 99 million Mexicans are called to vote on Sunday in the first judicial elections aimed at democratizing justice.
00:07The election kick-started with a civic ceremony headed by the National Electoral Institute,
00:11which began with the raising of the flag on the institute's planet.
00:14Citizens are going to the polls on June 1st to elect 881 judicial officials at the federal level.
00:20The process is expected to end in the afternoon.
00:23However, the schedule may vary depending on each entity.
00:26These positions are fundamental to the administration of civil, criminal and electoral justice in Mexico.
00:39In this context, the president of Mexico, Claudia Champaón, exercised her right to vote early on Sunday at the polling station located at the Museum of Art of the Secretariat of the Treasury in the historic center of Mexico City.
00:51The president was accompanied during the democratic exercise by her husband, Jesús María.
00:55Afterwards, while being greeted by the population at the site, the head of state explained long-lived democracy and showed her thumb stained with indelible ink.
01:04This was inbound first vote as head of the federal executive and the first vote ever cast by a woman president in the country.
01:10Similarly, former President Andrés Manuel López Obrador exercised his right to vote at a polling station located in the municipality of Palenque in the state of Chiapas.
01:28The former Mexican leader was greeted with hugs and recognition by citizens after participating in the democratic process.
01:35López Obrador highlighted the importance of the election for a fair judiciary in the country.
01:40A historic election, never in the history of our country.
01:47The people, in a direct manner, had decided and had had the right to elect judges, magistrates, ministers and ministers.
01:50The people, in a direct manner, had decided and had had the right to elect judges, magistrates, ministers and ministers.
01:55It is the first time in the judiciary.
01:56It is the first time in history.
01:57That is why, I wanted to participate in these historic elections.
01:58The people, in a direct manner, had decided and had had the right to elect judges, magistrates, ministers of the judiciary.
02:13It is the first time in history.
02:17That is why, I wanted to participate in these historic elections.
02:32Mexican National Electoral Institute President Guadalupe today described these direct power vote elections to the judiciary as unprecedented as a way to strengthen the separation of powers.
02:42So far, we have set up 79,931 polling stations throughout the country, which represents 95.8% of the initially foreseen total number of polling stations.
02:59Today, we're witnessing an unprecedented moment in the democratic history of Mexico, with people actively taking part in the formation of one of the three powers of the union.
03:07This is a unique opportunity to strengthen the division of powers and to have a judicial system that's closer to the people.
