Overview
- Ricardo Monreal said this week will be determinant and that President Claudia Sheinbaum is expected to send the initiatives in the coming days ahead of analysis starting on February 1.
- The Chamber of Deputies is preparing to receive either the executive’s proposals or the presidential commission’s conclusions this week.
- A commission led by Pablo Gómez is finalizing a package that would cut public funding for parties, reduce the number of deputies and senators including plurinominal seats, and eliminate local electoral bodies to centralize administration in the INE.
- One proposal would put INE councilors to a popular vote, a contentious change critics warn could increase politicization and reduce professional standards.
- Consultancy Integralia lists the reform as a high political-risk issue for 2026 and warns of potential effects such as reduced pluralism, greater overrepresentation of the largest party, and more space for illegal financing.