内容摘要：Students are planning more protests all over the country this weekend.

Students are planning more protests all over the country this weekend.

“And that,” she added, “is democracy.”Many on the ballot won a lottery after being screened by committees made up of people from the three branches of government — two of which are controlled by the president’s party. To qualify, candidates need a law degree, five years of professional experience, an essay and letters of recommendation from friends and colleagues.

Yasmin Esquivel, who is running for election for the Mexican Supreme Court, speaks to supporters at her closing campaign rally in Mexico City, Wednesday, May 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)Yasmin Esquivel, who is running for election for the Mexican Supreme Court, speaks to supporters at her closing campaign rally in Mexico City, Wednesday, May 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)The passage of the reform legislation sparked

and concerns by international investors, causing the Mexican peso to dip.Opponents have called on Mexicans to boycott the vote, and the election is projected to have low turnout.

The opponents – former judges, legal experts, politicians and foreign observers -— say that battling corruption and impunity in the courts is not a bad idea. Most Mexicans agree that the judiciary is rife with corruption.

“The judiciary has a lot of scores to settle in this country,” said Georgina De la Fuente, election specialist with the Mexican consulting firm Strategia Electoral.Associated Press data journalist Nicky Forster in New York contributed to this report.

This is the second story in a two-part series examining how the United States could curb deaths from pregnancy and childbirth.The Associated Press Health and Science Department receives support from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s Science and Educational Media Group. The AP is solely responsible for all content.

Across the U.S., programs at all levels of government — federal, state and local — are striving to reduce maternal mortality and erase the racial gap.Many are making headway in their communities and paving the way for other places.