A convicted ex-drug smuggler and former lawyer for the country’s most notorious kingpin, Joaquin Guzman: El Chapo, is among the candidates in Mexico's first judicial elections. The elections take place this Sunday and are the first time a nation's entire judiciary will be decided by popular vote. But there are concerns about some of the candidates. Al Jazeera’s John Holman reports. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on X : https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #MexicoElections #JudicialVote #ElChapoLawyer #JudicialReform #DrugCartel #MexicanPolitics #PublicVote #ControversialCandidates #JusticeSystem #Election2025 #AlJazeeraEnglish
Mexico judicial elections: Country's judges will be decided by popular vote
A convicted ex-drug smuggler and former lawyer for the country’s most notorious kingpin, Joaquin Guzman: El Chapo, is among the candidates in Mexico's first judicial elections. The elections take place this Sunday and are the first time a nation's entire judiciary will be decided by popular vote. But there are concerns about some of the candidates. Al Jazeera’s John Holman reports. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on X : https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #MexicoElections #JudicialVote #ElChapoLawyer #JudicialReform #DrugCartel #MexicanPolitics #PublicVote #ControversialCandidates #JusticeSystem #Election2025 #AlJazeeraEnglish