Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has rebuked a statement from Washington that appeared to criticize an electoral reform law in his country, accusing the United States of meddling in the affairs of its neighbor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Lopez Obrador said on Tuesday the U.S. always interferes \u201cin matters that don\u2019t concern\u201d it. A day earlier, the U.S. State Department weighed in on a law that would cut the budget for Mexico\u2019s independent electoral agency. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Washington did not explicitly criticize the measure, but said it supports \u201cindependent, well-resourced electoral institutions that strengthen democratic processes and the rule of law.\u201d The U.S. remarks irked Lopez Obrador, who had defended the electoral reform law as a push to cut costs for taxpayers. After narrowly losing his first presidential bid in 2006, Lopez Obrador made allegations of voting fraud, and he has been critical of Mexico\u2019s electoral agency since then.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThere\u2019s currently more democracy in Mexico than in the United States,\u201d he said on Tuesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mexican presidents are constitutionally limited to one six-year term in office, so Lopez Obrador will not seek reelection in next year\u2019s presidential vote, though his left-wing Morena party is considered among the front-runners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The U.S. State Department had also stressed on Monday the importance of \u201crespect for judicial independence\u201d in a \u201chealthy democracy.\u201d Lopez Obrador has previously criticized Mexico\u2019s judiciary, driving accusations by opposition members that he is threatening the country\u2019s court system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Mexican president said on Tuesday that, instead of commenting on Mexico, Washington should \u201cdeal with what\u2019s happening in Peru.\u201d He denounced what he called U.S. support for \u201cthe coup plotters who trampled on freedoms and democracy in that country.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Lopez Obrador has been a vocal supporter of Peru\u2019s former left-wing President Pedro Castillo, who was removed from office by legislators late last year and replaced by his then-vice president, Dina Boluarte, after he attempted to dissolve Congress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Boluarte \u2014 who faced deadly protests against her government in the past weeks \u2014 has accused Lopez Obrador of \u201cunacceptable\u201d interference in her country\u2019s affairs after he questioned the legitimacy of her government.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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