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PT and PVEM Reaffirm Backing as Sheinbaum Prepares Electoral Reform for Early February

Sheinbaum frames the plan as a cost‑cutting overhaul of proportional representation with safeguards for INE autonomy.

Overview

  • The president says the initiative will be filed in early February, noting the draft is still under review and not yet finalized.
  • Party leaders from PT and PVEM publicly pledged unity with Morena and to help build the proposal after earlier reservations voiced by some members.
  • Reported options under discussion include eliminating 32 Senate proportional seats, cutting or restructuring roughly half of the 200 deputy plurinominal seats, reducing public party financing, and moving the presidential revocation vote to coincide with 2027 elections.
  • Morena figures contend the reform will lower election and party financing costs without impairing the INE, and they propose changing how plurinominal seats are chosen so voters, not party lists, determine representation.
  • Opposition and business leaders call for dialogue and protections for minorities and pluralism, while electoral officials flag logistical and cost concerns if a 2027 revocation vote is added to already complex ballots.