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Mexico's Lower House Rejects Sheinbaum's Electoral Reform, 'Plan B ...
The ruling Morena party lost support from coalition partners, with 259 votes for and 234 against, blocking constitutional change and prompting a secondary law strategy.
- On Wednesday, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum's electoral reform bill was rejected by Congress after lawmakers criticized the proposal as an attempt by the ruling party to concentrate power.
- The initiative aimed to strengthen democracy and reduce Senate seats while cutting electoral costs that reached $3.55 billion in 2024, but the setback marks a rare rift in the Morena coalition.
- Although the bill secured 259 votes in favor, it fell short of the supermajority with 234 lawmakers voting against it, as allies from the Green Party and Labor Party withheld support.
- Despite the defeat, Sheinbaum suggested a "Plan B" this week to modify secondary laws rather than the constitution, a move requiring only a simple majority to pass.
- According to electoral experts, this alternative path could allow for cuts to the National Electoral Institute , changes to proportional representation, and new regulations on artificial intelligence in political campaigns.
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Mexico City, 11 Mar (EFE).- The Mexican Chamber of Deputies rejected on Wednesday the electoral reform promoted by the president, Claudia Sheinbaum, because it did not reach the qualified majority required after the lack of support of legislators of the Labor Party (PT) and the Green Ecologist Party of Mexico (PVEM, allies of the official of the National Regeneration Movement (Morena). https://holanews.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/rss-efeb75b8…
Claudia Sheinbaum’s electoral reform has crashed into a wall this Wednesday. The president has failed to get the qualified majority needed in the Chamber of Deputies to turn her initiative into law. The executive bill won 259 votes in favour and 234 votes against with one abstention. Far from it were the 81 votes needed by the ruling party to push forward one of the most ambitious laws of the Morena government. Only six deputies joined the Yes o…
Mexico's president, Claudia Sheinbaum, suffered a setback in Congress this Wednesday, where her electoral reform initiative was rejected by the Chamber of Deputies as it failed to reach the qualified majority required by the changes to the Constitution.
Mexico City.- The Chamber of Deputies generally rejected the electoral reform proposal of President Sheinbaum, which was only supported by Morena. The reform had 259 votes in favour, 234 against and one abstention, so there was no qualified majority. House President Kenya Lopez said that with the result of the vote, the opinion was discarded. By giving the position of Morena, the coordinator of the deputies, Ricardo Monreal, said that once the o…
Mexico's lower house rejects Sheinbaum's electoral reform, 'Plan B' looms
MEXICO CITY, March 11 - An electoral reform proposed by Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum was rejected on Wednesday by lawmakers who criticized the bill as a bid by the ruling party to concentrate power. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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