Mexico's President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador speaks during a news conference at the National Palace in Mexico City, Mexico, April 13, 2021. REUTERS/Edgard Garrido
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Friday backed a decision by the Senate to extend the Supreme Court chief justice's term for two more years, a surprise move criticized by the opposition as a power grab.
Critics saw Thursday's decision as a bid to bring the Supreme Court closer to Lopez Obrador and his leftist MORENA party, and a test of whether presidential terms also could be extended. Presidents can only serve a single six-year term.
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