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Mexico’s Top Election Official Resigns Amid Corruption Scandal

Mexico’s Top Election Official Resigns Amid Corruption Scandal
NYT World Monday 26 October 2026, 21:35 UTC By Paulina Villegas 1 min read
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The president of the National Electoral Institute, Guadalupe Taddei Zavala, resigned days after the nation’s top auditing and oversight authority announced it had opened an investigation based on irregularities in contracts awarded by the electoral agency.

The president of the National Electoral Institute, Guadalupe Taddei Zavala, resigned days after the nation’s top auditing and oversight authority announced it had opened an investigation based on irregularities in contracts awarded by the electoral agency. [Image text:] INE CONSEJOGENERAL GUADALUPE TADDEI ZAVALA CONSEJERA PRESIDENTA Lineas V PUNTOA del res
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