Controversial Mexican Judicial Reforms Take Effect

Mexico’s controversial judicial reforms, which will subject 7,000 judges to the popular vote, have officially taken effect after President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador signed the constitutional changes on Sunday. The reforms, which were championed by outgoing President López Obrador—often known by his initials AMLO—were passed after dramatic scenes and protests by those who feared they would disrupt the balance of power in Mexico’s legal system. López Obrador signed the decree, amending the constitution, while sitting next to his successor, Claudia Sheinbaum, in a video posted on social media He has said the reforms would create a more just and transparent judiciary, amid growing corruption often linked to Mexico’s powerful narcotics cartels....