Mexico protesters in mass rally against electoral changes - BBC News

At least 90,000 throng central Mexico City, accusing the president of trying to undermine the top electoral body.

9 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, EPA-EFE/REX/ShutterstockImage caption, Protesters filled Mexico City's historic Zocalo SquareHuge crowds have rallied in Mexico's capital, protesting against proposed changes to the electoral authority ahead of June's presidential elections.

The Mexico City government said some 90,000 people turned out in the city's Zocalo Square. The rally organisers said the figure was much higher.

The opposition accuses President Andrés Manuel López Obrador of trying to weaken the National Electoral Institute - an autonomous, non-partisan body.

He says the INE is biased and corrupt.

Since his victory in the 2018 presidential elections, Mr López Obrador has been pushing for a reform of the INE, which he says will save taxpayers $150m (£119m) a year by drastically reducing the agency's staff.

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