Mexico's Sheinbaum backs Lopez Obrador's judicial reform, says 'nothing to worry about'

Mexican President-elect Claudia Sheinbaum holds a press conference in Mexico City, Mexico. June 11, 2024. REUTERS/Raquel Cunha

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Mexico's President-elect Claudia Sheinbaum said on Thursday that judges in the country should be elected, echoing her agreement with a controversial judicial reform proposed by outgoing President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador.

Mexico's peso currency and stock market have tumbled since the June 2 landslide victory of the ruling Morena party and its allies in Congress, stoking investor fears lawmakers will use the mandate to pass a series of constitutional reforms.