Overview

• Speaking at Georgetown University, Felipe Calderón said free and fair elections in Mexico are at risk and may no longer occur.
• He claimed Morena has taken control of the judiciary following reforms that introduced popular voting for judges, alleging some new officials are inexperienced or once represented drug traffickers.
• Calderón criticized former U.S. ambassador Ken Salazar for not acting, saying the judiciary’s “demolition” happened under his nose.
• He argued electoral authorities and courts unjustifiably delivered about 75% of congressional seats to Morena, enabling constitutional changes that he said effectively erased the Federal Judiciary.
• Claudia Sheinbaum rejected the allegations as “indignante,” labeled Calderón “espurio” and “vendepatrias,” and repudiated any call for foreign intervention.