After dissatisfied workers from the Federal Judicial Branch lifted the sit-in that prevented access to the Senate, legislators from different political parties entered the plenary to begin the discussion of the Judicial Reform in the joint commissions of Constitutional Points and Legislative Studies of the Senate.
Before starting the session, Ricardo Anaya called on the 43 senators of the opposition bloc not to give in to pressure to approve the reform, by the so-called “steamroller” of Morena and allies, who are missing only 1 vote in the Senate.
Morena Senator Citlalli Hernández said that the people, by granting the left-wing bloc an immense majority in the Congress of the Union (Senate and Chamber of Deputies), gave them the mandate to approve the reform.
On behalf of Movimiento Ciudadano, Alejandra Bárrales presented her party’s position, stating that with the reform, Morena is not seeking to democratize the Judicial Branch, but rather to give the figure of the President of the Republic control of judges, magistrates and ministers of the Judicial Branch, an independent power in the order of the Mexican Constitution, which would be subject to the Executive and Legislative branches.
In Mexico City and in the country’s main cities and capitals, workers from the Federal and State Judiciary have openly expressed their rejection of the reform, while Morena activists have also expressed opposing positions. The vote is scheduled for next Wednesday.
Chihuahua senators Mario Vázquez, Andrea Chávez, Javier Corral and Juan Carlos Loera will participate in the meetings and voting to decide whether or not to approve one of the president’s main proposals before his term ends.
Cesar Lozano T / [email protected]
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