Mexican justice supports going ahead with the recall referendum against López Obrador

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The Supreme Court of Justice of Mexico ordered the National Electoral Institute (INE) to continue with the popular consultation on the revocation of the mandate of the president, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, which

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This was decided by the Recess Commission of the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation (SCJN), made up of ministers Yasmín Esquivel Mossa and Margarita Ríos Farjat, admitting on Wednesday night a constitutional controversy presented by the president of the Chamber of Deputies , Sergio Gutiérrez Luna, against the INE agreement of December 17 that had postponed the electoral process, unleashing new frictions between the Government and the electoral authorities.

The president of Mexico, Manuel Andrés López Obrador, during a military parade on August 13, 2021 in Mexico City.Fernando Llano / AP

The electoral authorities had alleged that they did not have sufficient resources to carry out the mandate recall referendum.

In the resolution, the SCJN commission indicated that the INE's budget of 1,503 million pesos (about 75.15 million dollars) constitutes an

to carry out the consultation promoted by López Obrador.

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Likewise, the ministers stated that the suspension of the referendum "puts at risk the timely exercise of the right of citizens to decide whether or not to revoke the mandate."

The measure was applauded by López Obrador

, who said Thursday during his morning conference that "it was a very good decision because it is democracy, because democracy should not be hindered, and secondly, the Constitution should not be violated."

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The president took the opportunity to criticize the members of the INE again and said that to

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He also recalled that "those advisers have to change."

López Obrador has promoted the consultation for several months, scheduled for April 10, to

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In the referendum, it is expected to ask Mexicans if they want the president to continue in his six-year term until 2024 or to resign.