Overview

• Clemente Castañeda said MC will propose enfranchising 16- and 17-year-olds to bolster youth participation in elections.
• The initiative will be presented at the party’s plenary on Thursday to outline details and fix the date for formal submission, and no bill has been filed yet.
• El Heraldo reported that legislative debate on MC’s reform package is expected to begin around February 2026.
• MC argues that 16- and 17-year-olds can work and pay taxes and are directly affected by public policy, which supports granting them voting rights.
• The reform agenda also addresses proportional representation, campaign violence, and public financing, with MC resisting efforts to scrap plurinominal seats and warning about ‘dirty money’ in campaigns.