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Mexico's lower house rejects Sheinbaum's electoral reform, 'Plan B' looms
Sheinbaum's electoral reform secured 259 votes but failed to reach the supermajority; Morena now proposes changes to secondary laws to reduce electoral costs and increase oversight.
- On March 11, the lower house of Mexico's Congress rejected an electoral reform proposed by President Claudia Sheinbaum, with critics saying it concentrated power; the vote was 259 in favor, 234 against, and one abstention.
- The defeat reflected a rare rift in Morena's coalition, as Sheinbaum introduced the initiative in late February arguing it would strengthen democracy and increase citizen participation.
- The package proposed reducing Senate seats and increased oversight of electoral bodies, aiming to cut electoral cost by a quarter and boost citizen participation.
- Moving to secondary laws would allow lawmakers to pass reforms with only a simple majority, following the defeat of Sheinbaum's original proposal.
- Electoral experts cautioned that a secondary-law approach could allow cuts to the National Electoral Institute, changes to proportional representation, and new artificial intelligence rules for campaigns, while Pablo Gómez highlighted $3.55 billion electoral system costs in 2024.
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The proposal, which required a qualified majority to amend the Constitution, barely reached 259 votes in favour, compared with 234 against and one abstention
Ricardo Monreal, along with other Morena and Manuel Velasco officials, met with President Claudia Sheinbaum after the rejection of the electoral reform.Both Morena's coordinator in the Chamber of Deputies and in the Senate, went to the National Palace to review the legislative agenda that would include Plan B. Meeting with Claudia Sheinbaum could address Plan B of electoral reform: Ricardo MonrealPreviously entering the National Palace to hold a…
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EstamosAquí MXClaudia Sheinbaum's electoral reform was discarded after it was not approved in the Chamber of Deputies on Wednesday, March 11, and without the support of the PT and the Green Party.With 259 votes in favour and 234 against, Morena reached the simple majority for electoral reform; however, she did not reach the qualified majority, i.e. the support of two thirds of the Lower House.
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…
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