Overview

• Lorenzo Córdova and former magistrate Jesús Orozco said Mexico’s electoral reform must ensure the INE and the TEPJF recover independence, speaking as the executive advances a package Córdova described as a reinvention of the system.
• Córdova criticized INE president Guadalupe Taddei for accepting expanded unilateral powers to name directors and for presiding without building durable majorities, which he said breaks collegial decision-making.
• He argued 2024 rulings that permitted anticipatory presidential campaign activity contravened the law and signaled weakened autonomy in electoral adjudication.
• Orozco said a stable bloc of three on the TEPJF has favored the ruling party and warned the two new magistrates selected after appearing in “acordeones” are likely to align, urging a return to consensus-based appointments instead of popular election.
• The former officials called for guaranteed funding, preservation of state electoral bodies (OPLEs), and hyper‑qualified thresholds for appointing the Internal Control Office to prevent politicized oversight.