**Pablo Lemus’ Victory Confirmed as Governor of Jalisco**
On Monday, August 12, the Electoral Tribunal of the State of Jalisco (TEEJ) upheld the victory of Pablo Lemus, the candidate from the Citizen Movement party, in the gubernatorial election held on June 2.
The tribunal confirmed the district partial counts for the election, validating the final count and thereby settling the matter. The tribunal decided not to call for new elections in Jalisco, Guadalajara, or Tlaquepaque.
“The petitioner seeks to annul the gubernatorial election in the state of Jalisco based on mere inferences, presumptions, or speculations, as their arguments lack foundation,” the tribunal stated in its ruling.
With this resolution, the party Morena could not substantiate the alleged severe, systematic, and decisive irregularities it claimed occurred during the election.
Earlier this week, the virtual president-elect of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo, met with governors from the country’s 32 states and winners of other regional elections. However, she postponed meeting with Pablo Lemus Navarro, the alleged winner of the Jalisco gubernatorial race, and the current governor Enrique Alfaro RamÃrez, both from the Citizen Movement party. She cited the need to wait for the Federal Electoral Tribunal to confirm the legitimacy of Lemus’ victory or call for extraordinary elections.
Among the nine states where gubernatorial elections took place, five – Tabasco, Chiapas, Puebla, Mexico City, and Yucatán – have no pending challenges. In these states, the margin between the first and second place candidates is significant enough to avoid the risk of annulment.
Contested election results remain in Veracruz, Morelos, Guanajuato, and Jalisco, with Jalisco having the smallest margin between the leading candidates. In the recent election, Lemus received 1,626,941 votes, whereas Claudia Delgadillo González (Green, PT, and Morena) garnered 1,440,161 votes.
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**Secondary Article: TEPJF Dismisses Complaint Against Presidential Election Results**
In related news, the Superior Chamber of the Electoral Tribunal of the Judicial Power of the Federation (TEPJF) has dismissed a complaint by Xóchitl Gálvez seeking to annul the presidential election results. Gálvez argued there were unfair interferences by outgoing President Andrés Manuel López Obrador and criminal groups.
In its ruling, the TEPJF stated: “There is no evidence indicating significant influence from the executive branch or organized crime that would justify annulling the election.”
The court’s decision emphasizes the importance of maintaining judicial independence and fairness in Mexico’s electoral processes.