The dismantling of the Judiciary is underway, and this point has been reached due to various reasons. One of them is the need for former Mexican president, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, to confront the president minister, Norma Piña, who did not greet him at a commemorative event. The decisions of judges that have obstructed projects such as the construction of an airport at the Santa Lucía military base also play a role, as does the ineffectiveness of a judicial system that barely resolves 1% of the crimes committed daily.
The renewal of the Judiciary has faced scrutiny both internally and externally, highlighting the difficulty of carrying out the reform proposed in the Constitution. The current selection process would require citizens to know more than five thousand candidates and to write the full name of at least 600 on the ballot, which proves impractical and unfeasible, as demonstrated in an exercise led by Deputy Rubén Moreira.
Under the urgency imposed by López Obrador, the judicial election is scheduled for June, with no room for excuses. However, concerns arise about the viability and transparency of this process given the current conditions. The search for alternatives to facilitate the election has led some candidates to adopt nicknames in order to stand out on the ballots and make their names easier to remember.
Despite the efforts of the National Electoral Institute, the opposition, and the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation to suspend the election and find a viable solution, the inclusion of nicknames on the ballots was rejected, as they could be considered electoral propaganda. This rejection leaves the process at a standstill, with no clear short-term solution.
Meanwhile, the national regeneration movement led by López Obrador finds itself in a dilemma, as the current configuration of the Judiciary poses numerous challenges. The controversy surrounding the nicknames adopted by the candidates has generated criticism and doubts regarding the seriousness and legitimacy of the process. In this context, President Sheinbaum might be the only one with the power to change the course of this process, in which the credibility of a fundamental power in Mexico is at stake.
