### Sheinbaum Confident of Receiving Electoral Certification on August 14
Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo announced on August 5, 2024, that she expects to receive her certification as President-elect from Mexico’s Superior Chamber of the Federal Electoral Tribunal (TEPJF) on August 14. During a press conference at her transition home in Iztapalapa, Sheinbaum stated, “They have told us and proposed that August 14 would be the day I receive the certification, the resolution of President-elect.”
However, as of now, the TEPJF has not fully completed the assessment of the June 2, 2024, presidential election. Magistrate Claudia Valle Aguilasocho joined the tribunal on July 18, ensuring the quorum needed for the decision. The tribunal’s magistrates, Felipe Alfredo Fuentes Barrera and Felipe de la Mata Pizaña, delivered the draft judgment for the 2023-2024 Federal Electoral Process on July 23.
Fuentes Barrera noted on social media, “Today, the Substantiating Commission of the #TEPJF receives the second analysis document aimed at resolving the lawsuits presented in the #SuperiorChamber regarding the 2023-2024 Federal Electoral Process presidential election. We are a #transparent Tribunal committed to justice and impartiality in every decision we make.”
The draft judgment validates the June 2 presidential election in which Sheinbaum, a candidate from the coalition “Keep Making History” (comprising Morena, Labor Party, and Green Ecologist Party), emerged victorious. The ruling emphasizes that there were insufficient grounds to declare the election unfair, stating, “This Superior Chamber considers the claims about repeated and systematic interventions by the President of the Republic ungrounded, as the mentions should be evaluated in their context.”
The ruling also dismissed the violence against candidates and President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s interventions as isolated incidents that did not affect the election outcome. The tribunal’s review included 34 press conferences from January 2023 to May 2024, representing 9.9% of the total in that period. Even though references to the candidates were made, they were seen as non-influential to the vote.
The TEPJF’s decision also addresses complaints from Bertha Xóchitl Gálvez Ruiz, Sheinbaum’s opponent from the coalition “Force and Heart for Mexico,” comprising PRI, PAN, and PRD. Gálvez argued that López Obrador’s support and alleged political gender violence skewed the election’s fairness. However, the tribunal dismissed these claims, deeming them unproven and out of context.
In response to allegations about social programs’ misuse, the tribunal maintained that these did not coerce voters but reflected the ideologies of affiliated parties and unions. Furthermore, the tribunal found no basis to support claims of election influence by organized crime or a general climate of violence affecting the electoral integrity.
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### Additional Context
According to further research from various news sources, the TEPJF’s decision has sparked significant political discourse. Critics argue that the tribunal’s dismissal of systematic violence and presidential intervention sets a problematic precedent for future elections. Supporters, however, see the judgment as a reaffirmation of transparency and fairness in one of Mexico’s most contentious elections.
Given the heightened state of political engagement and public scrutiny, Sheinbaum’s certification as president-elect will likely continue to be a focal point in discussions about electoral reforms and democratic processes in Mexico.
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