墨西哥最高选举官员周日表示，她将在面临日益增大的贪腐调查压力后辞职。
Mexico’s top electoral official said Sunday she will resign after facing mounting pressure over a corruption probe.
国家选举研究所（INE）主席瓜达卢佩·塔德伊在一份声明中说，她将于10月26日向众议院提交辞呈，以保护负责监督该国选举的机构的独立性和公信力。
By Carolina Gonzalez and Gonzalo Soto Guadalupe Taddei, president of the National Electoral Institute, or INE, said in a statement that she will submit her resignation to the lower house of Congress on Oct. 26 in an effort to protect the independence and credibility of the institution responsible for overseeing the country’s elections.
墨西哥最高审计机构周五启动调查，针对选举相关物资合同中的涉嫌违规行为，包括可能的利益冲突、串通和挪用公款。关注焦点集中在塔德伊据报与一名商人的关系上，该商人的公司已获得相关合同。
Mexico’s Superior Audit Office opened an investigation Friday into suspected irregularities in contracts for election-related supplies, including possible conflicts of interest, collusion and the diversion of public funds. Attention has centered on Taddei’s reported ties to a businessman whose companies have secured contracts.
塔德伊在社交媒体和新闻媒体上称，一些指控是被操纵且未经核实的，表示任何指控都应基于证据并通过体制渠道进行审查。
Taddei described some of the allegations on social media and in news outlets as manipulated and unverified, saying that any allegations should be examined based on evidence and through institutional channels.
“建立选举的责任远超任何个人，”塔德伊在声明中说。“这一决定反映了我的信念：保护研究所并使其继续履行宪法使命，必须永远优先于任何眼前或个人利益。” 审查范围还延伸至选举研究所内部的任命，据报一些官员与正在接受调查的公司有过往关系。塔德伊本人的不当行为尚未被证实。
“The responsibility of organizing elections goes far beyond any individual,” Taddei said in the statement. “This decision reflects my conviction that protecting the Institute and allowing it to continue fulfilling its constitutional mission must always take precedence over any immediate or personal interest.”Scrutiny has also extended to appointments within the electoral institute, with some officials reportedly having previous ties to companies under investigation. No personal wrongdoing by Taddei has been established yet.
这家宪法赋予自主权的机构负责监督墨西哥联邦选举、选民登记和竞选资金，其独立性是该国民主的核心。
The constitutionally autonomous institute oversees Mexico’s federal elections, voter registry and campaign financing, making its independence central to the country’s democracy.
塔德伊表示，明年夏季墨西哥中期选举的筹备工作正按计划进行。2023年4月，议员们任命塔德伊担任为期九年的主席，她成为首位领导该研究所的女性。
Taddei said preparations for Mexico’s midterm elections next summer are proceeding as planned. Taddei became the first woman to lead the institute in April 2023 after lawmakers appointed her to a nine-year term.