内容摘要：Vladislav estimates that his company sells about 500 cars per year, including models from BMW, Mercedes, Kia, Lexus and Volkswagen.

Vladislav estimates that his company sells about 500 cars per year, including models from BMW, Mercedes, Kia, Lexus and Volkswagen.

Mexico is set to elect its judges, from the Supreme Court to local magistrates. But will the vote lessen corruption?There will be more than 7,000 candidates. More than 2,600 open positions. And at least six ballots per person to weigh them all.

On Sunday, Mexico embarks on an election believed to be the first of its kind: Voters will cast ballots for all of the country's judges, half now and half in 2027.Judges of all levels will be in the running. Some candidates are competing to serve on the Supreme Court. Others are aiming for federal district or circuit courts. Still more are competing for the thousands of open positions on the state and local levels.By one estimate, if a voter spent five minutes researching each federal candidate on their ballot, they would need more than 15 hours to complete the task.

Therein lies the dilemma, according to many election experts. While the Mexican government has touted the election as a milestone in democratic participation, critics fear the vote could in fact be vulnerable to political manipulation or criminal groups.Julio Rios Figueroa, a law professor at the Autonomous Technological Institute of Mexico (ITAM), considers the election a step towards "democratic erosion".

He fears the vote "will eliminate the judiciary as a countervailing factor" that balances other more overtly political branches of government, like the presidency and Congress.

Then, of course, there's the sheer challenge of keeping track of all the candidates.in some areas than in others during this election cycle.

In Mexico City, for example, there are 773 candidates running for 168 local positions, while in the port city of Campeche, there are only 20 hopefuls vying for 11 local seats.And in the state of Durango, there are 49 candidates for 49 open spots, leaving little doubt about the outcome.

With the election likely to herald widespread change in the judicial arena, Rios Figueroa fears "a significant portion of the legal knowledge" in the country will be lost as veteran judges are replaced.That mass turnover could make an already inefficient judicial system worse, he warned. “It takes time to build consistency and regularity in conflict resolution."