Overview
- President Claudia Sheinbaum said the proposal is not yet finished and will be sent to Congress in early February.
- She outlined core aims: lowering election costs, reshaping proportional representation so voters, not party elites, determine seats, expanding participatory democracy, and improving representation for Mexicans abroad.
- After initial reservations, PT and PVEM leaders publicly restated support following meetings with Interior Secretary Rosa Icela Rodríguez, though PVEM figures cautioned against harming INE independence or minority representation.
- Morena’s leadership emphasized that changes will not undermine the National Electoral Institute’s autonomy, while Sheinbaum highlighted tighter fiscal oversight to block illicit campaign resources.
- Preliminary options under discussion include cutting roughly 100 proportional-deputy seats, eliminating 32 Senate plurinominal seats, reducing public party financing especially outside election years, and potentially aligning the presidential revocation vote with 2027 elections.