Overview

• In late June President Claudia Sheinbaum announced plans to revive Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s ‘Plan C’ with a comprehensive electoral reform to be formally submitted to Congress in September.
• Proposed changes include reducing or eliminating proportional representation seats in the Chamber of Deputies, Senate, local legislatures and municipal councils.
• The outline calls for severe cuts to public financing for political parties alongside significant reductions to the budget of the National Electoral Institute.
• Reform concepts envision redesigning or replacing the INE and choosing its councilors through popular elections, prompting fears over the body’s technical independence.
• Opposition groups and experts warn that Morena’s congressional majority could fast-track the overhaul without bipartisan input, risking a rollback of democratic checks and plural representation.