Thousands protest as Mexico president’s judicial reforms set for showdown in Congress


Controversial proposals by Mexico’s outgoing president to allow voters to elect judges face a final hurdle in Congress, despite mass opposition street protests, diplomatic tensions and investor jitters. Thousands of people, including court employees and law students, demonstrate against the plan, under which even Supreme Court and other high-level judges, as well as those at the local level, would be chosen by popular vote. IMAGES

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