More Mexican judges to join strike over proposed judicial overhaul

FILE PHOTO: People stand outside the building of the Federal Judiciary Council as Mexico's judicial workers launched an indefinite nationwide strike ahead of votes by lawmakers on overhauling the country's judiciary, including moving to the popular election of judges, in Mexico City, Mexico August 19, 2024. REUTERS/Paola Garcia/File Photo

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Over 1,000 more judges and magistrates in Mexico have voted to join an indefinite nationwide strike that began on Monday amid mounting protest against a plan by the ruling party to overhaul the country's judiciary.

The National Association of Circuit Magistrates and District Judges, which represents some 1,400 judges and magistrates, said late on Monday its members will join the strike on Wednesday, after a landslide vote on Monday in favor of the protest.