Mexican president says he will directly appoint new supreme court judge By Reuters

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MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador mentioned on Thursday he’ll straight appoint a brand new Supreme Court docket choose later within the day, after the lawmakers refused to approve considered one of his candidates for the job.

Lopez Obrador, within the closing yr of his time period as president, has repeatedly sparred with the court docket, which he has criticized as corrupt and against his agenda.

“At the moment we are going to resolve this,” the president advised reporters at a daily authorities press convention, including that he nonetheless wants to find out who to pick.

Final month, the president supplied senators three potential nominees to fill the emptiness on the court docket, however the higher chamber of Congress didn’t approve any of them, which might have required assist from a two-thirds majority.

Early on Thursday morning, Lopez Obrador’s nominees for the submit additionally didn’t win the required assist within the Senate, which enabled him to pick his personal choose.

The brand new member of the 11-member tribunal will serve a 15 yr time period on the excessive court docket.