Overview
- The Chamber of Deputies delayed the plenary debate and vote on advancing the presidential revocation of mandate to coincide with the 2027 elections.
- Morena leaders said the initiative will return for a vote as early as late this year or in the next ordinary period beginning in February.
- Proponent Alfonso Ramírez Cuéllar argued the change would boost participation using existing polling infrastructure and save nearly five billion pesos.
- PAN coordinator Elías Lixa called the draft rushed and poorly designed and proposed adding a successor election, including governors, and regulating public resources.
- The Constitutional Points Committee will set the work plan, and if the amendment is approved Mexicans could vote on June 1, 2027, with any removal taking effect in early 2028 under current timelines.