The Trife has until the end of August to make a decision about any alleged irregularities, and must announce its decision by September 6th.
ECONOMIST: Mexico's elections
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It is far from ideal that the final decision over who becomes Mexico's next president rests with the seven individuals who sit on the Trife rather than the millions of Mexicans who voted on July 2nd.
ECONOMIST: Mexico's elections
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But the 1996 reform that empowered the Trife as the final arbiter of any election is far superior to what came before, where a simple majority of the lower house of Congress sufficed to declare a vote valid.