Overview
- Guadalupe Taddei resigned from the Instituto Nacional Electoral and the INE Council unanimously named Blanca Cruz García as interim president, a move reported Friday that keeps the agency running while investigations proceed.
- The INE has launched a review of active contracts and opened an anonymous mailbox for staff to report irregularities so auditors can identify flawed tenders and rescind problematic agreements.
- INE councilor Arturo Castillo said the alleged practices could amount to illicit enrichment or abuse of functions and that the Fiscalía General de la República could open criminal probes that, if serious crimes are proved, might lead to preventive detention under Article 19.
- President Claudia Sheinbaum publicly accused Taddei of betraying public trust, demanded deep audits of INE contracts, and announced a proposal to strengthen Talleres Gráficos de México to reduce reliance on private intermediary firms.
- The Chamber of Deputies plans a public call for candidates in early November and aims to appoint a permanent INE president in December, a schedule meant to restore leadership ahead of the 2027 federal elections and limit procurement disruption.