Overview

• Mexico’s electoral tribunal validated the Supreme Court ministers’ vote in a 3–2 ruling, with Mónica Soto, Felipe Fuentes and Felipe de la Mata in the majority and Reyes Rodríguez and Janine Otálora dissenting.
• The majority held that the presence of vote guides did not prove an illicit, coordinated operation decisive to the outcome, calling the annulment theory unsupported.
• Reyes Rodríguez cited 3,188 printed guides and 374 digital items plus statistical patterns to argue for nullification, but his project failed to meet the tribunal’s annulment threshold.
• Janine Otálora said the INE is investigating the provenance and financing of the guides, a process expected to take time and potentially result in sanctions.
• The nine ministers‑elect are preparing a September 1 installation that includes indigenous purification rites and a solemn session, as outgoing president Norma Piña underscores the need to preserve judicial autonomy after a complex reform period.