More than 18,000 people have registered online to run for Supreme Court seats and federal judgeships in Mexico’s contentious new selection process.

More than 34,000 people have registered as candidates for 881 posts in elections next year that will make Mexico the first country to choose all its judges, at every level,

Over 18,000 individuals in Mexico registered online to run to become Supreme Court justices and federal judges. A constitutional reform put in place in September mandates that all federal judges run for election;