Mexico City. In a draft ruling by Reyes Rodríguez Mondragón, a magistrate of the Superior Chamber of the Electoral Tribunal of the Judicial Branch of the Federation (TEPJF), it is proposed to confirm the opinion of the Specialized Chamber of this same Court, regarding the electoral violations attributed to President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, for statements made in 36 morning press conferences, held between May and October 2023.
It should also be noted that the president did not comply with the INE’s resolution that he should refrain from addressing electoral issues in these morning conferences held mainly at the National Palace.
The irregularities highlighted by the Specialized Office are: personalized promotion, violation of the principles of impartiality, neutrality and equity, and the improper use of public resources, all attributed to the head of the Executive. At the same time, it determined that there were no acts of early campaigning or slander in the morning press conferences.
The magistrate proposes to defend the opinion of the Specialized Court by pointing out that the sentence is “properly founded and motivated, and the responsible party was exhaustive in its study.”
In another project, the same magistrate also proposes confirming that Claudia Sheinbaum, presidential candidate of the coalition headed by Morena, did not incur in slander against Xóchitl Gálvez, opposition candidate, statements made during the second presidential debate, related to the fact that the Hidalgo native had incurred in acts of corruption.
The complainants (Gálvez and the parties that nominated her) said that the Specialized Committee had improperly valued freedom of expression and that the phrases denounced did constitute slander.
In the review, Judge Rodríguez concluded that the prohibition of electoral slander is limited to the dissemination of propaganda and, in that sense, “the presidential debate does not share characteristics of dissemination with electoral or political propaganda, since it has guarantees of impartiality and the possibility of contesting the expressions made.” Therefore, the contested sentence is confirmed.
In turn, projects by Judge Felipe de la Mata also confirm resolutions of the Specialized Court that declared the nonexistence of anticipated acts by Gálvez
These and other issues in the above-mentioned reports will likely be voted on at the Upper House session next Wednesday.
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