'Young democracy' under threat as Mexico's Morena party gains Supreme Court control in massive judicial election

Indigenous lawyer to head Mexico’s supreme court after direct election

Hugo Aguilar, who has links to governing party, topped unprecedented and controversial popular voteAn Indigenous lawyer from the state of Oaxaca is set to become the president of Mexico’s supreme court following the country’s unprecedented elections to appoint its entire judicial system by popular vote.Activists hailed the election of Hugo Aguilar, a member of the Mixtec Indigenous group, as a symbolic victory – while noting that Aguilar, who to…

Mexico’s Supreme Court Likely to Be Dominated by the Governing Morena

In a divisive and far-reaching election pushed by the governing Morena party, Mexicans voted for thousands of judges at every level on Sunday, remaking the courts.

'Young democracy' under threat as Mexico's Morena party gains Supreme Court control in massive judicial election

Mexico's one-party show.