Mexican senate approves amendment so elections can be annulled for foreign interference


Ballot boxes are seen at a polling station on the day of general elections, in San Juan Chamula, Mexico June 2, 2024. REUTERS/Gabriela Sanabria

MEXICO ⁠CITY, May 29 (Reuters) - ⁠Mexico's Senate on ‌Friday approved a constitutional amendment to ​include "foreign interference" ⁠as a ⁠reason to annul elections ⁠in ‌the country.

On ⁠Thursday, the lower house ​backed ‌the amendment, which challenges ⁠an ​article of the constitution ⁠and defines foreign ​interference as "illicit financing, propaganda, the systematic ⁠dissemination of misinformation, digital manipulation, and the ​intervention of ⁠foreign governments ​or agencies."

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