From yesterday’s Los Angeles Times:
The Mexican Supreme Court decided Tuesday to allow independent candidates to run for office, overturning a 60-year-old interpretation of the constitution that required candidates to belong to registered political parties.
The 6-5 vote sided with the Yucatan state legislature, which in May voted to allow independents to run for state and local offices. The law was challenged before the high court by the Alliance for Yucatan, a state political party.