Overview
- Final tallies show Morena-aligned candidates winning a majority of the nine Supreme Court seats, securing judicial control
- Hugo Aguilar, a Mixtec Indigenous rights lawyer, led the Supreme Court race with more than 6 million votes, positioning him to become chief justice
- Only about 13% of eligible voters took part, fueling criticism over widespread confusion and questions about the overhaul’s legitimacy
- Last year’s judicial reform prompted the resignation of eight justices and introduced popular elections for nearly 900 federal judge and magistrate posts
- Opposition leaders have labeled the vote a farce and pledged legal challenges over alleged irregularities, including the distribution of partisan voting guides