Ricardo Monreal explained that the constitutional reform approved by Congress will not take effect for the 2027 elections but instead from the 2030 presidential vote. The measure requires secondary legislation that cannot be passed in time.
The Senate approved the reform during the early morning hours to include foreign interference as grounds for annulling elections. The bill was sent to state legislatures and requires approval from at least 17 of them before it can be enacted.
Ricardo Monreal, head of the Political Coordination Board in the Chamber of Deputies, withdrew the bill from discussion to allow more dialogue. He noted that secondary legislation could be passed in an extraordinary session or in September, but its legal effect would begin only in 2030 due to the ban on electoral laws three months before a process starts.
President Claudia Sheinbaum backed the initiative during her May 28 morning press conference and warned of possible foreign interference risks in the 2027 elections. She cited funding of media outlets by United States institutions and referenced the case of Governor Rubén Rocha Moya.
Opposition senators raised concerns during debate about the ambiguous wording and the potential for discretionary application of the new grounds.
