Ken Salazarthe United States ambassador to Mexico, said he was willing to engage in dialogue on the reform of the judiciary after he criticized the proposal and President AMLO responded.
Today Friday, August 23, 2024, Ken Salazar He demonstrated again for the reform of the judiciary, but now it was said willing to engage in dialogue with the Mexican government.
This new stance occurs in the context of the fact that yesterday, August 22, he rejected President AMLO’s reform by stating that it could bring more corruption and possible effects to the T-MEC, the agreement with the United States and Canada.
President AMLO did not take the accusations well, as he accused interference and sent a diplomatic note to the United States in condemnation of the ambassador’s intervention.
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Ken Salazar says he is willing to engage in dialogue with Mexico on the reform of the Judicial Branch
In the face of AMLO’s discontent, Ken Salazar He spoke out again on the subject and now said he was willing to engage in dialogue with Mexico on judicial reform.
“The concerns I expressed about the direct election of judges are in the spirit of collaboration. As partners, we seek honest and open dialogue to continue the great democratic and economic progress we have achieved.”
Ken Salazar
This is what he expressed on his social networks, and although he initially rejected the proposal that seeks to elect Thursdays through popular vote, Ken Salazar He said he is fully prepared to deal with the reform of the judiciary and exchange opinions on the different models.
“I am most willing to engage in dialogue with Mexico’s leadership on the direct election of judges and exchange views on different models, such as retention elections.”
Ken Salazar
AMLO and Marcelo Ebrard criticize Ken Salazar’s position on the reform of the Judicial Branch
The new pronouncement of Ken Salazar It occurs a few hours after Marcelo Ebrard and President AMLO will criticize the opinion of the United States ambassador in Mexico about the reform of the Judiciary.
Marcelo Ebrard clarified that the reform to the Judicial Branch will not affect the T-MEC, The initiative is not related to the agreement between Mexico, the United States and Canada on this matter.
He also recalled that Ken Salazar He criticises the election of judges by popular vote when his country (the United States) also uses this method.
President AMLO, for his part, described the position of Ken Salazar as a disrespectful, interventionist and warned that he will not accept the intervention of representatives of foreign governments in issues that concern Mexico.
2024-08-24 07:06:32