Overview
- PAN leader Jorge Romero labeled the proposal a project of political control and warned it would weaken the electoral umpire, reduce proportional representation and public financing, and risk undermining pluralism.
- Romero argued that cutting public funds without stronger oversight would normalize criminal money in campaigns, citing past cases of illicit financing and international visa sanctions against officials.
- Morena chair Luisa Alcalde said the method for selecting plurinominal seats must change because party elites handpick lists and many legislators avoid direct voter contact.
- Alcalde backed lower costs for parties and elections and said expenses can be reduced without affecting the INE’s autonomy or operations, while also pointing to diaspora representation and participatory democracy as areas to strengthen.
- President Claudia Sheinbaum reaffirmed that the initiative will preserve INE autonomy and minority representation and make elections less costly, and observers note Morena’s congressional strength could make the reform hard to block once filed.