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Corruption Appeals and Party Sanctions Challenge Political Leaders in Argentina and Mexico

Judicial decisions in Argentina, with parallel party rulings in Mexico, are testing political accountability

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Un cartel de Milei en Ezeiza, provincia de Buenos Aires, durante la campaña de 2023. (AP Foto/Natacha Pisarenko)
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Cristina Fernández de Kirchner sale a saludar al balcón su casa en San José 1111 el día la independencia 
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Overview

  • Argentina’s former president Alberto Fernández has appealed his processing in the Seguros case, arguing that the judge introduced new unfounded allegations and is awaiting a ruling on his request to dismiss the charges.
  • Morena’s National Commission for Honesty and Justice has suspended the party rights of fugitive ex-Tabasco security chief Hernán Bermúdez Requena as it advances a disciplinary process toward his formal expulsion over alleged ties to the CJNG.
  • The TEPJF has enforced a 30-day public apology and a fine against social-media user Karla Estrella for a ruling it deemed gender-based political violence, a measure President Claudia Sheinbaum has publicly criticized as disproportionate.
  • Salta city councillor Pablo Emanuel López resigned from La Libertad Avanza after audio recordings revealed he conditioned part of a colleague’s salary on sexual favors, prompting a gender-violence probe by local prosecutors.
  • The PAN filed a complaint with Mexico’s FGR accusing PT deputy Ricardo Mejía Berdeja of electoral crimes, security negligence, corruption and collusion with organized crime, and is seeking a special congressional commission to investigate.