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Gutiérrez Luna Confronts Ex-INE Chief Córdova Over Sobrerrepresentación in Congress

Critics argue current interpretations inflate the ruling coalition's seats enough to alter the Constitution without cross-party consent.

Overview

  • During a visit to the Chamber of Deputies, Sergio Gutiérrez Luna cut off Lorenzo Córdova and called him a liar over his position on plurinominal seat allocation.
  • The Morena deputy said Córdova previously backed criteria that allow overrepresentation and accused him of contradicting those past votes.
  • Córdova later defended a change in stance, invoking the 1996 reform's aim for constitutional changes to result from multi-party consensus.
  • He labeled the current seat distribution an “artificial and fraudulent majority” and criticized what he described as a refusal to engage in genuine parliamentary debate.
  • The clash sharpened a nationwide dispute over how plurinominal seats are assigned, with no legislative or judicial resolution reported.