Mexico Pauses Relations With United States' Embassy
Mexico has paused diplomatic ties with the United States' embassy as tensions have exploded out into the open. The President says he’s paused relations with the US embassy until they say that they’re going to respect the independence of Mexico. So this all started when the American ambassador to Mexico said that their new proposed judicial reform is a “major risk to the functioning of Mexico’s democracy”. And that the reform could threaten their trade relationship with the US which is a big deal. The US and Mexico are each other’s largest trade partners and they may do more trade with each other than any other pair in the world. But what is this judicial reform that has caused this? Basically, the President of Mexico wants to change the system and put all judges, including the supreme court, up for election and allow anyone with a law degree to run for Judge. Right now, the judges are appointed by qualification. And so the US says the direct election of judges could allow the cartels to seize control of the judiciary. Supporters of the reform say it gives more power to the people and that more democracy is never a bad thing.
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