Overview
- The Senate voted 86–42 on Wednesday to amend the Constitution so presidents, state governors and Mexico City’s head of government must hold only Mexican nationality to serve.
- The amendment was sent to state legislatures and requires approval by at least 17 of 32 local congresses to become part of the Constitution.
- President Claudia Sheinbaum defended the reform as a sovereignty safeguard and publicly urged Morena to clarify whether Nayarit coordinator Jasmine (Yasmín) Bugarín meets that state’s birth and residency rules.
- Morena finalized 17 state coordinators this week, provoking protests in several states and raising immediate eligibility questions for high‑profile picks such as Cruz Pérez Cuéllar in Chihuahua and Bugarín in Nayarit.
- If state legislatures ratify the change, electoral authorities would require candidates to renounce other nationalities before formal registration, a step opponents say would restrict political rights of migrants and deepen party rifts.