2021 Mexican corruption trial referendum

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2021 Mexican corruption trial referendum
1 August 2021
Are you in agreement or not that appropriate actions in accordance with the constitutional and legal framework be carried out in order to undertake actions of clarification of political decisions taken in the past by political actors, aimed at guaranteeing justice and the rights of the possible victims?[1]
LocationMexico
Results
Response Votes %
Yes 6,511,385 98.44%
No 102,945 1.56%
Valid votes 6,614,330 99.27%
Invalid or blank votes 48,878 0.73%
Total votes 6,663,208 100.00%
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Ballot box of 2021 Mexican corruption trial referendum in Mexico City

A referendum to determine if former presidents can be prosecuted for corruption was held in Mexico on 1 August 2021.[2][3]

The referendum was proposed by incumbent President Andrés Manuel López Obrador in 2020.[4]

Criticism[]

The referendum cost Mex$528 million—US$25 million.[5][6] The referendum was critiziced by journalists as pointless, since ex-presidents can be prosecuted for any crime just as any other person.[7][8][9] According to López Obrador, ex-presidents cannot be judged because of Article 108 of the Constitution of Mexico, and it needs to be reworded.[7] The article says: "The President of the Republic, during his term of office, may be impeached only for treason to the country and serious common crimes."[10]

Prior to the referendum, Luis Echeverría, president from 1970 to 1976, has been the only former officeholder to be judged, being charged with genocide. In 2006, he pleaded guilty for his involvement in the 1968 Tlatelolco massacre and the 1971 Corpus Christi massacre.[11] By 2009, he was exonerated from the accusations.[12]

Results[]

The referendum received 6,663,208 votes, with a turnout of 7.11%. In order to be a binding referendum, it required a turnout of 40% of registered voters, approximately 37 million votes.[6]

Referendum results
Choice Votes %
Referendum passed Yes 6,511,385 98.44
No 102,945 1.56
Valid votes 6,614,330 99.27
Invalid or blank votes 48,878 0.73
Total votes 6,663,208 100.00
Registered voters and turnout 93,671,697 7.11
Source: INE

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Mexico's president sets up a show trial of his predecessors". The Economist. 15 July 2021. Archived from the original on 19 July 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Mexican lawmakers set referendum on ex-presidents for next August". Thomson Reuters Foundation News. Archived from the original on 2021-06-06. Retrieved 2021-03-15.
  3. ^ Webber, Jude (2 October 2020). "Mexico's Supreme Court approves referendum on presidential trials". Financial Times. Archived from the original on 9 February 2021. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  4. ^ "Mexico's Amlo proposes referendum on prosecuting country's ex-presidents". The Guardian. 15 September 2020. Archived from the original on 30 March 2021. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  5. ^ "Consulta para juicio a expresidentes costará 528 millones de pesos". El Economista (in Spanish). 20 June 2021. Archived from the original on 27 June 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  6. ^ a b Stevenson, Mark (2 August 2021). "Mexico's referendum on trying ex-presidents falls short". Associated Press. Mexico City. Archived from the original on 2 August 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  7. ^ a b Angel, Arturo (29 May 2017). "El Sabueso: ¿La Constitución impide procesar a EPN cuando deje la presidencia, como dice AMLO?". Animal Político (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 27 June 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  8. ^ Loret de Mola, Carlos (20 September 2020). "Opinión: El nuevo engaño de AMLO: la consulta para 'enjuiciar' a expresidentes de México". The Washington Post (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 28 November 2020. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  9. ^ Bonifaz Alfonzo, Leticia (29 August 2020). "Juzgar a los expresidentes". El Universal (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 28 June 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  10. ^ "Constitution of Mexico" (PDF). Organization of American States. p. 43. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 May 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  11. ^ Notimex (27 March 2009). "Luis Echeverría queda exonerado de genocidio". Quién (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 27 June 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  12. ^ Gutierrez, Norma (9 April 2009). "Mexico: Former President Cleared of Responsibility for 1968 Student Massacre". Library of Congress. Archived from the original on 10 March 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2021.


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