Some 13 million Mexicans out of around 100 million eligible voters cast ballots on Sunday for the country's first-ever judicial election to elect judges and magistrates, according to the National Electoral Institute. The voters cast their votes for 881 judicial posts at the national and regional levels, including the nine justices of the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation. Electoral authorities say the final results for the historic election will be released over the next two weeks. Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on Monday described the election, despite the low turnout, as a success, saying future judicial elections will improve on this one and rejecting the idea that this election was designed to consolidate power. Mexico's electoral authorities say results from this election will come in stages. Winners for the Supreme Court posts are expected to be ready on Monday. The election results for other magistrates will be announced later this week and the week after. Lawyer Fernando Diaz cast his ballot on Sunday. "For me, it's acceptable now as we have it. And this judicial reform comes along to really shake up democracy in our country. It affects one of the most sensitive parts of a democracy -- the division of powers," said Fernando Gonzalez Diaz, an attorney. While the vote was taking place across the nation on Sunday, thousands of Mexico City protesters came to show their opposition to the judicial elections. But in a middle-class neighborhood in the capital, voters visiting the capital waited in a long line at a special voting station set up for people traveling outside their voting districts. Alicia Hernandez came from Quintana Roo state, near Cancun, to participate in the vote. "For me, this is a big achievement. We are living a part of history in this democracy. We are a sovereign nation. Now the people have the power to vote for all judges and magistrates," said Alicia Hernandez, Quintana Roo State Business Administrator. SHOTLIST: Mexico City, Mexico - June 1, 2025 (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland) 1. Various of voters, staff members, notice at polling station for judicial elections 2. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Fernando Gonzalez Diaz, attorney: "For me, it's acceptable now as we have it. And this judicial reform comes along to really shake up democracy in our country. It affects one of the most sensitive parts of a democracy -- the division of powers." 3. Various of people queuing at polling station 4. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Alicia Hernandez, Quintana Roo State Business Administrator: "For me, this is a big achievement. We are living a part of history in this democracy. We are a sovereign nation. Now the people have the power to vote for all judges and magistrates." 5. Various of voters, staff members at polling station [Restrictions: No access Chinese mainland]