CDMX Electoral Court annuls election in Cuauhtémoc mayor’s office

The project analyzed explains that in various polling stations an error was validated in the counting and computation of votes, the exceeding of the campaign spending limit, as well as the exercise of political violence based on gender by Rojo de la Vega against the Morena contender, Catalina Monreal.

Rojo allegedly made derogatory remarks and made his political career invisible, reducing it to family ties for his candidacy.

“The psychological violence exercised against this candidate must also be taken into account. Consequently, the degrading demonstrations cannot be considered protected by freedom of expression, nor aimed at promoting public debate, in addition to the fact that they are considered serious and decisive for the outcome of the election,” the project reads.

With this decision, the Electoral Court orders the Electoral Institute of Mexico City to revoke the certificate of majority given to Alessandra Rojo de la Vega in June.

Rojo said that the Court’s decision tramples on the freedom and democracy of the citizens of Cuauhtémoc. ”It is regrettable that his cowardice leads him to steal an election that was won with a lot of heart against that corrupt system that we detest,” he said.

The battle for Cuauhtémoc

After Alessandra Rojo de la Vega was declared the winner with the majority of votes, candidate Caty Monreal (Morena, PT and PVEM) began a fight in court to overturn the results in this mayor’s office.

The conflict over the results in the Cuauhtémoc mayor’s office began on June 5, three days after the election, when Morena supporters demonstrated in District 12 to demand a recount of the votes, which led to blows and shoving with people who came to support Alessadra Rojo de la Vega.

With about 12,000 more votes than Morena’s contender, Rojo de la Vega received her certificate of majority as mayor-elect of Cuauhtémoc on June 6, issued by the Electoral Institute of Mexico City (IECM).

Morena requested the Electoral Tribunal of Mexico City to recount the votes in the election for the Cuauhtémoc mayor’s office, where its candidate Caty Monreal lost to the candidate of the opposition coalition PAN, PRI and PRD by a difference of 3.3%.

Following cross-decisions between the local court and the federal court, it was decided that a partial recount of votes would be carried out, only in polling stations with irregularities.

What’s next in Cuauhtémoc?

According to article 360 ​​of the Code of Electoral Instructions and Procedures, in force in Mexico City, when a jurisdictional authority declares the nullity of the election, as in this case the Cuauhtémoc mayor’s office, the General Council of the Electoral Institute must issue the corresponding call within a period of 30 days for an extraordinary election.

For its part, the Congress of Mexico City must appoint a head of the provisional district while the new electoral process is taking place.