Overview
- Morena’s initiative would move Mexico’s presidential revocation of mandate from 2028 to June 2027 to coincide with midterm elections, with proponents citing savings of about 5,000 million pesos.
- President Claudia Sheinbaum called the change a good proposal on cost grounds and urged that it be discussed thoroughly rather than approved in haste, noting it could be taken up next session if needed.
- The Chamber of Deputies’ Constitutional Points Committee postponed issuing a draft at Ricardo Monreal’s request, while sponsor Alfonso Ramírez Cuéllar said the reform will go ahead as planned and opposition figures warned it would unfairly boost Morena.
- In Peru, the Lima First Constitutional Chamber rejected the electoral authority’s bid to suspend a court-ordered registration for the Unidad Popular party, allowing that process to continue.
- JNE president Roberto Burneo vowed to resist interference from other branches, warned the 2026 elections are at risk without an additional 163 million soles in funding, and cautioned parties that candidates with legal obstacles could be disqualified during the Dec. 23–Mar. 14 qualification window.