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Reuters
Reuters
Politics
By Diego Oré

Analysis-Mexican president's electoral gambit breathes life into opposition

FILE PHOTO: People take part in a protest against the electoral reform proposed by Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador and in support of the National Electoral Institute (INE) in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, November 13, 2022. The signs read: "INE must not be touched" and "I defend my INE. Long live Mexico". REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez

The Mexican president's determination to carry out a contentious electoral overhaul has helped unite a fractured opposition ahead of the last major elections before the country chooses a new leader in 2024.

On Nov. 13, tens of thousands of Mexicans took to the streets to protest President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador's plan to slash funding for the National Electoral Institute (INE) --which oversees elections in Mexico -- and reorganize the body in a way that could give him more control over it.

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