Overview
- Deputy Alfonso Ramírez Cuéllar’s proposal to modify Article 35 would set the presidential revocation vote on the same day as the June 2027 federal midterms, with the Chamber’s Constitutional Points Committee slated to take it up Monday at 6 p.m.
- The draft would allow a single request for revocation in the six months before the end of the third year, place the consultation on the midterm election day, and ask voters whether to revoke the president’s mandate, yes or no.
- If a majority votes yes, the president would leave office in October 2027; if no, the term would run to October 1, 2030, the current constitutional end date.
- Morena argues synchronization would cut costs and strengthen accountability, coinciding with elections for federal deputies and a broad slate of other offices highlighted for 2027.
- Opposition leaders warn the timing could give Morena an electoral boost, while INE’s Carla Humphrey stresses voter confidence and says the institute could administer a combined process under existing rules, including the 40% turnout threshold for binding results.