MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Mexicans on Sunday began to vote on whether to investigate five of the country's former leaders in a referendum championed by President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, amid criticism that the move is a political stunt and turnout could be low.
Lopez Obrador has cast past administrations as deeply corrupt and made combating graft his top priority. But critics say he hopes to use the consultation to energize his base and that it is unlikely to muster enough votes to be valid.
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