Overview
- Final reports from IFES, UNIORE and IDEA concluded that mass‑distributed “acordeones” likely affected contest equity and the free exercise of the vote.
- Observers said interest groups abused permissive rules by printing and distributing identical guides, and urged investigations into possible parallel or illegal financing and covert social‑media campaigns.
- The INE was credited with running an unprecedented nationwide judicial vote under severe time constraints, though compressed timelines limited voter information and candidate outreach.
- Turnout was about 13%, which missions linked to polarization, rushed reform implementation and limited public understanding of a complex ballot and novel rules.
- The TEPJF had already upheld the election by a 3–2 vote, prompting calls to prohibit or strictly regulate “acordeones” and to refine candidate selection, ballot labeling and oversight ahead of 2027.