Overview
- Arturo Zaldívar, the Presidency's general coordinator for policy and government and a retired minister, publicly said an active arrest warrant by itself does not stop someone from registering as a candidate.
- Zaldívar cited evolving judicial and constitutional precedents that he said favor a 'criterio garantista' aimed at preserving political participation despite criminal proceedings.
- He identified the Tribunal Electoral (TEPJF) as the authority that must resolve whether a person with an arrest warrant can actually stand for office.
- His comments followed the public unveiling of former Tamaulipas governor Francisco Javier Cabeza de Vaca as a possible 2030 presidential contender and were framed as legal opinion rather than a binding ruling.
- Zaldívar warned that arrest warrants could be misused to exclude rivals and said leaving the question to the Electoral Tribunal is meant to guard against politicized disqualifications and protect voters' rights.