Overview
- Representatives of the PRI and Somos asked that Guadalupe Taddei resign or be temporarily separated from the INE during the Council session on Thursday after media reports linked people close to her with major electoral suppliers.
- Taddei rejected the demands and said she will remain in office while making contracting documents public through a new microsite and formally sending files to the Órgano Interno de Control and the Auditoría Superior de la Federación.
- The Unidad de Inteligencia Financiera is probing seven supplier companies, including Corporativo Zeg and Cajas Graf, for alleged simulated competition and triangulation of funds with press reports noting around 70 bank accounts have been blocked.
- President Claudia Sheinbaum called for audits and said there must be no 'shadow of corruption' at the INE as federal oversight bodies continue their reviews.
- The INE Council is divided between those demanding political accountability and those urging legal, institutional processes, leaving the institute's credibility for the 2027 elections hinging on the results of UIF probes and formal audits.