Las candidaturas independientes: retos jurídicos para fortalecer la democracia en México en el futuro inmediato

The objective of this article is to analyze the legal obstacles faced by the new nonpartisan electoral figure of independent candidacies in contrast to the urgent need to strengthen democracy in Mexico. The methodolog y used was based on various bibliographic and statistical data on the Mexican case. As a conclusion, eight measures are proposed to overcome these challenges and strengthen the democracy that is experienced daily in electoral processes.