Overview
- Acción Popular congressman Wilson Soto submitted constitutional reform bill 12969/2025-CR on October 24 to modify Article 90.
- The proposal reduces eligibility to 21 years for deputies, down from 25, and to 30 years for senators, down from 45.
- Coauthors listed on the filing are Pedro Martínez, Louis Aragón, Carlos Alva, Hilda Portero and Ilich López.
- The sponsors argue current thresholds constitute age-based discrimination and say the change would bolster youth participation while aligning with UIP guidance and practices in Mexico, Colombia and Chile.
- The document asserts no fiscal cost and, as an amendment, it now awaits committee referral and debate under rules requiring two-thirds approval in two ordinary sessions or a majority plus referendum, with current law still setting the bars at 25 and 45.