US Ambassador Warns Mexico’s Judiciary Reform Proposal Will Cause ‘Turbulence’

The U.S. ambassador to Mexico said the proposed judicial reform will put U.S.–Mexico trade relations in jeopardy.

U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar promotes America's Great Outdoors initiative at Central Park, New York, in this file photo. Amal Chen/The Epoch Times

U.S. Ambassador Ken Salazar warned on Aug. 22 that a judicial reform proposed by Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador will “create turbulence” in the country’s economy in the coming years.

The controversial reform, set for a congressional vote in September, includes a provision requiring judges to be elected by popular vote. López Obrador has said that the reform is needed to combat judicial corruption.