Mexico's Senate approves electoral reform bill

FILE PHOTO: A view shows senators during a session at Mexico's senate as they discusses an initiative by President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador to give the Army control over the civilian-led National Guard, at Mexico's Senate building, in Mexico City, Mexico September 8, 2022. REUTERS/Henry Romero

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's Senate approved on Wednesday a controversial electoral reform known as 'Plan B', which President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador lobbied heavily for and critics have warned could undermine democracy.

The initiative will be sent to Lopez Obrador to sign into law.