Turnout for the referendum was just over 7 per cent, far below the 40 per cent threshold set to make it binding
Electoral workers wait as they sit during a referendum to decide whether to investigate former Mexican leaders, at a polling station in San Nicolas de los Garza, on the outskirts of Monterrey, Mexico, Aug. 1, 2021.A referendum backed by President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on whether to investigate Mexico’s former political leaders has fallen short of the required turnout though it had overwhelming backing from those who voted, initial results showed on Monday.
Still, turnout for the referendum was just over 7 per cent, far below the 40 per cent threshold set to make it binding.Speaking at his regular news conference, Lopez Obrador said he was pleased with the outcome, arguing it marked the start of a practice that would become a “habit” for Mexican voters.
Lopez Obrador has used plebiscites to overturn decisions by past governments, including major infrastructure investments such as a partly built new Mexico City airport. Sunday’s referendum asked voters to reject or back “a process of investigation of political decisions taken in past years by political actors” that would be aimed at “guaranteeing justice and the rights of possible victims.”
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