Chetumal, Quintana Roo — The state Congress has approved a constitutional reform that makes foreign interference a cause for annulling local elections, aiming to protect democratic sovereignty and ensure fair contests.
During an extraordinary session, the XVIII Legislature amended the Political Constitution of Quintana Roo to establish that any proven act of foreign intervention in local elections will be sufficient grounds to invalidate the results.
The measure is designed to safeguard the principle that only the people of Quintana Roo have the right to choose their authorities, preventing outside interests from influencing outcomes or the composition of public power bodies.
The reform also reinforces the principle of electoral equity as an institutional guarantee, ensuring that electoral processes are conducted under fair, uniform rules without undue advantages from external factors.
The constitutional change, which must now be ratified by the state’s municipalities, aligns local legislation with recent federal standards aimed at maximum protection of Mexico’s democratic system.
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