Overview
- Mexico’s National Electoral Institute (INE) ordered Movimiento Ciudadano to remove a radio and TV spot after finding it spread false claims that harmed Morena’s reputation.
- The INE’s complaints commission said technical records showed Morena gave up 50% of its public financing during the COVID-19 period, a measure approved by the General Council and published in the government gazette.
- Commission president Arturo Castillo said MC knew of the council’s decision, so its line that Morena “promised to return half but returned nothing” was false.
- The ad called Morena “the most expensive party in the world” and alleged it received 30 billion pesos over a decade and more than 8 billion pesos from January 2024 to June 2025 without returning funds.
- The commission declined a broader preventive request, so new MC spots may still air, and party leaders say a national contrast campaign ahead of 2027 will continue under closer review.