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PVEM Reaffirms Senate Alliance but Draws Red Lines on Sheinbaum’s Electoral Overhaul

By rejecting cuts to party financing or the removal of proportional seats, allied parties leave Morena short of the votes required.

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Overview

  • PVEM confirmed it will caucus with Morena and PT in the Senate and called for an electoral reform built through broad debate and consensus, according to its leaders at a plenary meeting.
  • Electoral experts note that PT and PVEM control the pivotal votes for any overhaul, as Morena cannot reach a qualified majority without them.
  • PT and PVEM have conveyed to the Interior Ministry that they will not back a plan that eliminates plurinominal seats or reduces public financing for parties.
  • Analysts warn that shrinking public funding and scrapping proportional representation would disadvantage minority parties and risk a democratic setback.
  • A separate strain has surfaced in state-level negotiations, with a column reporting friction over the San Luis Potosí succession and a tentative candidacy deal in Quintana Roo.