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2021 Mexican corruption trial referendum
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Do you agree or not that the pertinent actions be carried out, in accordance with the constitutional and legal framework, to undertake a process of clarification of the political decisions made in the past years by the political actors, aimed at guaranteeing justice and the rights of potential victims? | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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A referendum on corruptions was held in Mexico on August 1, 2021. It sought to consult citizens on whether to carry out "actions to undertake a process of clarification of political decisions made in the past years by political actors". It consisted of a single question:
| Original question, in Spanish. | English translation. |
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| ¿Estás de acuerdo o no en que se lleven a cabo las acciones pertinentes, con apego al marco constitucional y legal, para emprender un proceso de esclarecimiento de las decisiones políticas tomadas en los años pasados por los actores políticos encaminado a garantizar la justicia y los derechos de las posibles víctimas?[1] | Do you agree or not that the pertinent actions be carried out, in accordance with the constitutional and legal framework, to undertake a process of clarification of the political decisions made in the past years by the political actors, aimed at guaranteeing justice and the rights of potential victims? |
On April 6 of the same year, the Instituto Nacional Electoral (INE) began organizing the referendum and, after being denied budget increases, estimated a cost of 522 to 528 million pesos, a third of the initial budget, with 57,000 polling stations to be installed, compared to the 104,667 originally planned.[2] This was the first official popular consultation held throughout the country,[3] although during the government transition period, the then president-elect, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, called public consultations to decide on issues such as the cancellation of the New Mexico City Airport and the new government's priority programs, not organized by the INE and with minimal participation.[4]
Although there were citizen efforts in search of the plebiscite, this was the result of the petition made by López Obrador in September 2020, approved by the Congress of the Union and whose subject matter was declared constitutional by the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation (SCJN), which, however, modified the original question. Erroneously promoted or criticized as a consultation to "prosecute former presidents", it did not involve the Attorney General's Office (FGR), the judiciary, or specific cases, nor did it point out particular individuals. However, during its organization, it was suggested that it could lead to mechanisms such as truth commissions and, eventually, investigations.
On the same night of the referendum, a quick count was released, which reported a participation interval of between 7.07% and 7.74%, meaning that the results of the exercise, with a large majority in favor of the "Yes" vote, would not be binding since they did not reach the 40% required by law.[5] A day later, the INE reported the final results after the counts, which confirmed a turnout of 7.11% (6.6 million) and 97.72% support for the "Yes" vote (6.5 million).
- ^ "Empieza INE trabajos de organización de la Consulta Popular 2021". Central Electoral (in Spanish). 2021-04-07. Retrieved 2023-06-13.
- ^ "Avala INE calendario y plan de la consulta popular". El Universal (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-06-13.
- ^ "Realiza INE Consulta Popular con apego a los plazos aprobados por la Cámara de Diputados". Central Electoral (in Spanish). 2021-06-28. Retrieved 2023-06-13.
- ^ "Segunda Consulta Ciudadana de AMLO: el Tren Maya y otros proyectos que el presidente electo de México pondrá a votación". BBC News Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-06-13.
- ^ "México: referendo sobre pasado de expresidentes no será vinculante". France 24. 2021-08-02. Retrieved 2023-06-13.
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