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Mexico’s senate passes constitutional amendment to safeguard elections. Critics call it ‘alarming’

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Mexico's senate has passed a constitutional amendment that allows for the annulment of election results based on "foreign interference." The bill, proposed by President Claudia Sheinbaum, defines this interference to include illicit financing, misinformation, and digital manipulation. Opposition groups have strongly criticised the amendment, arguing it grants the ruling party excessive power to overturn voter decisions.

Opposition says bill to prevent ‘foreign influence’ in elections gives ruling party carte blanche to annul will of voters

Amid fierce criticism from opposition groups, Mexico’s senate has passed ‌a constitutional amendment to include “foreign interference” as grounds to annul election results in the country.

The bill, which was presented by the country’s president, Claudia Sheinbaum, defines foreign interference as “illicit financing, propaganda, the systematic ⁠dissemination of misinformation, digital manipulation, and ⁠the intervention of foreign governments ⁠or agencies”.

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