Overview

• The impugnation remains pending before the IEPC, with Morena arguing the guidelines lack technical support and prior consultation.
• MC’s state coordinator, Mirza Flores, condemned the challenge as a misogynistic betrayal and demanded the guidelines be upheld to protect women’s political rights.
• Morena’s state president, Érika Pérez, framed the impugnation as a defense of legal rigor and genuine inclusion against quotas made to suit political ends.
• The contested guidelines reserve Zapopan, Tonalá, San Juan de los Lagos, Ixtlahuacán de los Membrillos, La Barca, Autlán de Navarro, Chapala and Poncitlán for women candidates.
• The clash highlights national tensions over balancing gender quotas with participatory rulemaking in Mexico’s evolving parity framework.