Going forward, Mexican voters will now elect judges at every level, dramatically restructuring the third branch of government.

Foreign business chambers have been warning for weeks that a proposed, sweeping overhaul of Mexico’s judiciary that would make judges stand for election, would endanger foreign investment in Mexico

A sweeping change would have thousands of judges, from local courtrooms all the way up to the Supreme Court, elected instead of appointed.

Mexico's President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador addresses the media in his daily press conference at the National Palace, after Mexico's Senate approved a judicial reform, in Mexico City, Mexico September 11,

Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador signed a bill into law on Sunday that will require all federal judges, including those on the Supreme Court, to be elected by popular vote.

Voters to choose from vast candidate list following radical overhaul labelled an opportunity for organised crime

President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Sunday signed into law controversial judicial reforms making Mexico the world's only country to elect all its judges by popular vote."We need justice for everyone,