US ambassador: Mexico's planned judicial reform is 'major risk' to democracy

Employees of the federal judiciary hold a protest during an indefinite nationwide strike before lawmakers vote on the country's judicial reform, including moving to the popular election of judges, in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, Aug. 21, 2024.

The proposed reform of Mexico's judiciary threatens the country's democracy and its vital trade relationship with the United States, U.S. Ambassador to Mexico Ken Salazar said Thursday.