On Sunday, May 4, challenges will be made against certain candidates for the Judiciary who do not meet constitutional requirements and are accused of favoring criminal groups. Gerardo Fernández Noroña, president of the Senate's Directing Board, mentioned that the challenges target judges who have repeatedly released drug traffickers and criminals, considering that they should not participate in the electoral process on June 1 as they are not suitable profiles.
During a press conference in Tapachula, Fernández Noroña pointed out that solid evidence for the challenges has already been collected, and he announced that these actions will be disclosed at the end of the National Council of Morena this weekend. The senator emphasized that these measures are taken in a timely manner and fall within the allowed margin, mentioning that other candidacies that do not meet the suitability standards according to the Evaluation Committee will also be challenged.
In this context, the Senate decided to withdraw the challenge it had submitted to the Federal Judiciary Tribunal against the agreement of the National Electoral Institute (INE) that establishes the grounds for invalidating candidacies for this year's judicial electoral process. The INE's agreement establishes that candidates in contempt of Article 38 of the Constitution, or those with backgrounds of being fugitives from justice, child support debtors, linked to sexual offenses, or accused of political violence against women, will not be able to participate in the election.
Fernández Noroña indicated that, in addition to the general challenge against the INE agreement, there is an intention to file specific complaints, assuring that there is enough time for the TEPJF to issue a verdict before the election scheduled for June 1.
