President Claudia Sheinbaum confirmed she will present her electoral reform on February 24, Flag Day. Ricardo Monreal, Morena's coordinator in the Chamber of Deputies, assured unanimous support from his parliamentary group, though no firm agreements exist with allies like PT and PVEM.
President Claudia Sheinbaum plans to send her electoral reform initiative to Congress on Tuesday, February 24, 2026, coinciding with Flag Day. In her morning press conference on Thursday, February 19, Sheinbaum avoided detailing the proposal's core pillars and asked to wait for its formal presentation. She denied a circulating document suggesting an increase in deputies to 508, stating: “El martes de la próxima semana la voy a presentar (...) No, es falso (...) Hablamos la próxima semana de la reforma electoral. No tiene caso una reforma electoral totalmente desdibujada. Hay temas que ha planteado la gente, eso es lo que estamos planteando”.
Ricardo Monreal Ávila, Morena's parliamentary coordinator in the Chamber of Deputies, confirmed his group will back the initiative unanimously, without yet knowing its official content. “Como venga la iniciativa de la presidenta el próximo martes (24 de febrero) la vamos a respaldar unánimemente en Morena”, Monreal declared, noting the internal agreement prioritizes a clear stance on the legislative agenda.
However, Monreal acknowledged no progress in negotiations with coalition allies, the Labor Party (PT) and the Green Ecologist Party of Mexico (PVEM), particularly on reducing plurinominal legislators. “No hay avances en ese tema. La presidenta es una mujer que es consecuente con lo que dice y lo que hace y, evidentemente, ella sigue sosteniendo que la fórmula de integración de la Cámara debe estar conformada con menos plurinominales, con nuevas formas de elección y que el costo de las campañas junto con el costo de los órganos electorales es desmedido para una democracia con problemas económicos”, he explained. He added efforts will be made to convince them: “No hay que excluir a nadie. Yo insisto en que hay que hacer un esfuerzo por convencerlos. La política es eso: no hay que cansarse y, mientras no llegue la propuesta, no sabemos cómo van a reaccionar”.
The legislator clarified the disseminated document is a preliminary version from the Presidential Commission for Electoral Reform, led by Pablo Gómez, not the final text. The initiative is expected to be presented in the Chamber of Deputies, where Morena pledges support, though it may not reach a qualified majority. Timely approval is key for its application in the 2027 elections.
