MEXICO’s: Just like her mentor, there was the release of some commissioned results that Claudia Sheinbaum presented as proof of a majority consensus for controversial judicial reforms.
Informed is what she called them, stating that the data collection went on throughout the weekend and thousands of eligible voters were interviewed in person all over Mexico.
The results should speak for themselves,” she suggested.
Just as with these ones, none of the polls are binding; they just borrow from her political godfather’s playbook. Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador will be succeeded by Sheinbaum on October 1st.
Public relations stunt is how critics have described such surveys, meant to build momentum towards legislation.
It was one of his own campaign promises that Lopez Obrador delivered six years ago when he put a half-finished $13bn Mexico City airport project to a national consultation between his election and taking office. That survey also came down on his side and he cancelled the project upon becoming president.
One more poll showed most people supporting his pet project, which now takes tourists around Yucatan Peninsula – Maya Train.
There was little voter turnout during 2021 national referendum conducted by National Electoral Institute to ask if former presidents should be tried for illegal acts, so it didn’t meet necessary voting population participation requirement making it binding or not binding issue at all?
He said this after winning two-thirds of parliamentary seats in June 2 elections under the Morena banner. These include forcing judges to seek reelection and placing certain unfunded benefit mandates into Mexico’s constitution.
Previous attempts at reform by López Obrador were struck down by Mexico’s judiciary as being unconstitutional several times before now.
These investigations were conducted through Enkoll and De Las Heras Demotecnia Mexican polls firms and those commissioned via their own party. No interference took place from Morena regarding their various methodologies, thereby leaving them with freedom across regions in conducting surveys according to her statement.
Every survey was based on between 1,000 and 1,500 face-to-face interviews carried out from June 14 to 16. This resulted in a margin error of ±3%.
These polls asked among other questions whether participants were aware of the party’s proposed judicial changes and if they believe there is corruption within the judiciary.
According to Morena, in almost nine out of ten cases, there should be an independent body responsible for investigating judges’ acts of corruption.
It has been observed that America is concerned about what is happening with Mexican courts.
Last week Brian Nichols, US assistant secretary of state for Western Hemisphere affairs called for transparency during Mexico’s judicial reform especially showing how it could affect American investors and companies. The US Ambassador to Mexico Ken Salazar said last week that although a solid judiciary was necessary the decision had to come from Mexicans themselves.
