Opponents said the measure risks weakening the country’s democracy by hampering the agency’s ability to organize reliable elections
MEXICO CITY—Mexico’s Senate passed laws to cut the budget and staff of the country’s, a measure that opponents said risks weakening the country’s democracy by hampering the agency’s ability to organize reliable elections.
The Senate voted 72-50 on Wednesday to overhaul the country’s National Electoral Institute, with lawmakers of the ruling Morena party and its allies supporting the bills and opposition parties voting against them. The four electoral bills were previously approved by the lower house of Congress.
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