Mexico president: US judicial reform criticism is domestic interference

Mexico's President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador speaks during a news conference at the Secretariat of Security and Civilian Protection in Mexico City, Mexico March 9, 2023. REUTERS/Henry Romero/File Photo

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Monday responded "yes" when asked in a morning press conference whether he thought the United States was using its ambassador to interfere in domestic affairs.

Last Thursday, U.S. Ambassador Ken Salazar labeled a judicial reform that would see judges elected by popular vote a threat to Mexican democracy by exposing its judiciary to the influence of organized crime, and said it put the U.S.-Mexico trade relationship at risk.