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Mexico Lawmakers Set Panel Vote to Pair Presidential Recall With 2027 Midterms

Proponents cast the change as a move to raise turnout, cut costs, and simplify the INE calendar.

Overview

  • The Chamber’s Constitutional Points Commission scheduled a Monday, Nov. 10 session to vote the draft and indicated it could reach the full Chamber the next day, according to the parliamentary Gazette.
  • The Morena-backed proposal would amend Article 35 to hold the presidential revocation the same day as the 2027 midterm elections and move popular consultations to the first Sunday of June.
  • The draft keeps the 40% turnout requirement for binding results and revises wording to refer to “the holder of the Presidency” as part of inclusive language updates.
  • The measure adjusts the window to request a revocation so the exercise could be solicited during the six months before the conclusion of the third year of the term.
  • Morena argues the alignment would boost participation, save resources, and streamline INE operations, while PRI leader Rubén Moreira condemns it as a tactic to advantage the ruling party in 2027.