Mexico: Thousands march against electoral reform proposal

Thousands of people marched in Mexico on Sunday to support the country’s electoral authority.

Demonstrators at the “March for Democracy” accuse President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, known as AMLO, of trying to weaken the authority ahead of an election in June.

Also on Sunday, presidential front-runner Claudia Sheinbaum officially registered as a candidate for the ruling Morena party. She has promised to largely maintain Lopez Obrador’s policies.

Sheinbaum leads polls by 64%. Her biggest…