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Daniel Rook

Mexico President's Contested Reforms Set For Showdown In Congress

Opponents of Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador's judicial reforms protest in the capital (Credit: AFP)

Controversial proposals by Mexico's outgoing president to allow voters to elect judges face a final hurdle in Congress against a backdrop of opposition street protests, diplomatic tensions and investor jitters.

Lawmakers in the upper house, the Senate, are due to discuss President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador's judicial reform plan on Tuesday before a vote that could take place the same or next day.

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