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

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

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

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's judicial reform overhauling the country's courts, which will allow voters to elect judges, officially took effect on Sunday after the text of the constitutional changes was published in the government gazette.

The plan, championed by Mexico’s president, would have voters elect judges at every level, dramatically restructuring the third branch of government.

Mexico's judicial reform has triggered investor concerns about uncertainty over the rule of law and the strength of the government's institutions, yet with the reform now priced in, some analysts argue there may be buying opportunities forming.

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.

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,