Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum warned that Mexico faces a "real risk" of foreign intervention in its elections, escalating a political fight over a newly approved constitutional reform that would allow authorities to annul an election if outside interference is proven.
The warning came as Mexico's Congress advanced one of the most consequential changes to the country's electoral rules in years. The reform adds foreign intervention or interference as grounds for nullifying an election, a measure backed by Sheinbaum and Morena as a shield for national sovereignty, but criticized by opponents who say it could open the door to politically motivated challenges to valid results.
