Overview

• Speaking at her Aug. 26 morning briefing, President Claudia Sheinbaum called on groups forming new parties to present concrete policy agendas rather than centering their message on preserving proportional-representation seats.
• She said organizers have the right to form a party as long as they meet Mexican law and follow Instituto Nacional Electoral procedures.
• She rejected claims that Mexico is authoritarian and said no one is proposing to eliminate the INE.
• She noted that the effort includes opposition figures and former INE counselors, with some still in decision-making roles at the institute.
• INE data indicate the group Personas Sumando had completed 83 of the 200 required district assemblies as of the Aug. 21 cut-off, with 61 attempts canceled for lack of quorum.