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Lawmakers in Mexico overhauled its election watchdog, weakening it ahead of next year's presidential election.

Wednesday, February 22, 2023 7:46 PM ET

The changes, which will cut the electoral agency's staff, diminish its autonomy and limit its ability to punish politicians for breaking electoral laws, are the most significant in a series of moves by the Mexican president to undermine the country's fragile institutions.

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