Mexicans march to protest against proposed judicial overhaul

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Members of the Mexican judiciary and the civil society marched on Sunday (August 25) to protest against a controversial judicial reform proposed by outgoing President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador that allegedly intends to erase independence from the justice system.  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00Mexican Judiciary members and civil society marched on Sunday to protest a controversial

00:07judicial reform by outgoing President Andrés Manuel López Obrador.

00:12Protesters gathered in downtown Mexico City with flags and signs, accusing the president

00:17of trying to undermine judicial independence.

00:20The controversial reform, by which judges, including Supreme Court justices, would be

00:25elected by popular vote, is a top priority for López Obrador.

00:30Opponents of the reform say the popular election of judges would end merit-based career paths

00:36and make the judiciary even more vulnerable to outside influence.

00:55We are the guarantors of the constitution and we are the guarantors of the people.

01:10We are the guarantors of the constitution and we are the guarantors of the people.

01:23We are the guarantors of the constitution and we are the guarantors of the people.

01:30We are the guarantors of the constitution and we are the guarantors of the people.

01:33Mexico's electoral authority on Friday confirmed that ruling party Morena and its allies will

01:39have a two-thirds supermajority in the lower house, but will fall short in the Senate.

01:44This supermajority would facilitate passing constitutional changes, including the reform.

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