Background and Relevance of the Candidates
The Federal Electoral Institute’s (INE) Complaints and Appeals Commission has identified paid advertisements by aspirants to the Federal Judicial Discipline Tribunal (PJF) on social media platforms, specifically Facebook and Renovación MX, a media outlet. This discovery comes after a citizen reported three candidates for the PJF for allegedly contracting paid advertising during their campaign period. The candidates in question are now under scrutiny for potential violations of the existing regulatory framework.
The INE’s Response and Actions
In response to the complaint, the INE’s Complaints and Appeals Commission determined that preliminary evidence suggests the advertisements were posted without justification and disseminated during the campaign period, which is against the current regulations. Consequently, the Commission ordered the removal of these posts within six hours of notifying the resolution.
Unrelated and Dismissed Complaint
In a separate matter, the Commission examined a new complaint against Yasmín Esquivel Mossa, a minister and candidate for the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation. Ricardo Guillermo Salinas Lucas accused Esquivel Mossa of participating in an event organized by the National Union of Workers of the Social Security Institute and promoting it through her social media channels during the extraordinary election process for federal judicial positions.
Commission’s Decision on the Dismissed Complaint
However, during a recent session, the Commission deemed the complaint inappropriate since it pertained to completed events. The accused had already removed the promotional content from her social media platforms, rendering the complaint and subsequent request for provisional measures unfounded.
Key Questions and Answers
- What is the main issue? The INE’s Complaints and Appeals Commission detected paid advertisements by aspirants to the Federal Judicial Discipline Tribunal on social media, which may violate existing regulations.
- Who are the candidates involved? Three candidates for the Federal Judicial Discipline Tribunal are under investigation after a citizen reported their alleged use of paid advertising during the campaign period on Facebook and Renovación MX.
- What is the second complaint about? Yasmín Esquivel Mossa, a minister and candidate for the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation, was accused by Ricardo Guillermo Salinas Lucas for participating in an event organized by the National Union of Workers of the Social Security Institute and promoting it on her social media channels.
- How did the Commission rule on the second complaint? The Commission found the complaint inappropriate as it concerned completed events, and since Esquivel Mossa had already removed the promotional content from her social media, there were no grounds for provisional measures.
