Overview

• Clemente Castañeda, MC’s Senate coordinator, said the party will seek to include the change in its forthcoming electoral reform.
• The initiative will be presented at a national plenary this Thursday, where the party will set the formal filing date for its reform package.
• MC frames the proposal within a broader overhaul addressing proportional representation, campaign violence, and the source and fairness of campaign financing.
• Castañeda argues 16- and 17-year-olds work, pay taxes, and are directly affected by public policies, so they should have voice and vote.
• The party cites international precedents in places such as Germany, Scotland, Argentina, Brazil, Australia, and Ecuador, and signals formal congressional debate starting in February 2026.