Overview
- Nine of 11 INE councilors delivered 241 electoral reform proposals to the presidential commission led by Pablo Gómez, focusing on e-voting options, stronger fiscal oversight, and guaranteed resources.
- Gómez said an administrative body like the INE cannot be autonomous, rejected tying its budget to GDP, and left open holding the 2027 judicial election later in the same year.
- President Claudia Sheinbaum stated the Executive has not presented its own reform text and noted that changing the judicial election date would require a constitutional amendment.
- Two INE councilors, Dania Ravel and Claudia Zavala, skipped the meeting, highlighting divisions within the electoral authority.
- Real Madrid confirmed Xabi Alonso’s exit after the Supercopa loss, named Álvaro Arbeloa interim coach, and media reported a first-season termination clause likely limits Alonso’s payout to about €7–9 million as the club signals continued commitment to prospect Franco Mastantuono.