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Mexican Senate Names Members to Permanent Commission for First Recess

The decision sets the lineup that will handle congressional duties during the recess in the Chamber of Deputies.

Overview

  • The Senate, in its final session of the period, approved a Jucopo agreement constituting the 18 senatorial seats on the Permanent Commission with titulares and substitutes.
  • Party representation for the Senate’s portion is Morena 9, PAN 3, PVEM 2, PRI 2, PT 1 and Movimiento Ciudadano 1.
  • Laura Itzel Castillo will lead the body, which will assume duties once the ordinary period closes next Monday and will meet in the lower house through February.
  • The chamber outlined near-term votes on deputies’ minutas covering tariffs on countries without trade agreements, a ban on vape sales and a circular economy measure.
  • Jucopo president Adán Augusto López said naming local electoral magistrates will be deferred to February or March pending outcomes from electoral reform discussions.