Mexico’s senate passes constitutional amendment to safeguard elections. Critics call it ‘alarming’

Opposition says bill to prevent ‘foreign influence’ in elections gives ruling party carte blanche to annul will of voters

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Amid fierce criticism from opposition groups, Mexico’s senate has passed ‌a constitutional amendment to include “foreign interference” as grounds to annul election results in the country.

The bill, which was presented by the country’s president, Claudia Sheinbaum, defines foreign interference as “illicit financing, propaganda, the systematic ⁠dissemination of misinformation, digital manipulation, and ⁠the intervention of foreign governments ⁠or agencies”.