Mexico's president said Thursday he expects court challenges to a new law that will cut money for thousands of staffers at the country's electoral agency and weaken oversight of campaign spending.
President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, who has long criticized the agency for costing taxpayers too much and paying high salaries, said he'll sign the new bill into law even though electoral authorities say it will weaken democracy in Mexico.The new law will cut salaries, funding for local election offices and training for citizens who operate and oversee polling stations. It also will reduce sanctions for candidates who fail to report campaign spending.
While Lopez Obrador was nonchalant about the court challenges, in the past he has frequently attacked Mexico's judiciary and claimed judges are part of a conservative conspiracy against his administration. Lopez Obrador and his supporters have been critical of the electoral institute since 2006 when he came within 0.56% of the vote of winning the presidency and denounced his loss as fraudulent. He and his supporters launched a mass protest movement. He later won the presidency by a wide margin in 2018.
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