Overview
- President Claudia Sheinbaum said the executive will submit an electoral reform to Congress in February and outlined goals including lowering election costs, reworking proportional representation and expanding participatory mechanisms and diaspora representation.
- The Partido del Trabajo closed ranks after internal dissent, with national leader Alberto Anaya pledging to work with Morena and PVEM on a joint proposal following talks with Interior Secretary Rosa Icela Rodríguez.
- PVEM figures reaffirmed alliance ties, while Senator Jorge Carlos Ramírez Marín warned the party will not back changes that undermine INE independence or reduce plurinominal seats in ways that harm minority representation.
- Morena leaders, including party chief Luisa María Alcalde, argued the plan would rethink how plurinominal seats are chosen and reduce party and election spending without affecting the INE’s autonomy or operations.
- Reports on draft options under discussion include cutting up to 100 deputy plurinominal seats, eliminating 32 Senate plurinominal seats, trimming public party funding in certain years and potentially aligning the presidential revocation vote with the 2027 contests.