Deputies from PAN and PRI in the Chamber of Deputies demanded dialogue tables with experts and civil society to discuss the electoral reform. Meanwhile, Morena's Ricardo Monreal conditioned its presentation on consensus with PT and PVEM. President Claudia Sheinbaum denied that the reform leads to authoritarianism and outlined its goals to strengthen democracy.
In the Chamber of Deputies, known as San Lázaro, PRI deputy Erubiel Alonso and PAN deputy Daniel Chimal urged Morena's majority to organize dialogue tables, forums, and debates on the electoral reform. Alonso criticized Morena coordinator Ricardo Monreal for excluding the opposition and limiting negotiations to PVEM and PT, accusing Morena of pushing a reform toward dictatorship. Chimal demanded to see the reform's draft and noted that the Presidential Commission, headed by Pablo Gómez, is biased toward the ruling party.
For his part, Monreal warned on January 15, 2026, that the initiative will not be presented without consensus with PT and PVEM, as it requires a qualified majority. He stated there is no formal draft yet, only general proposals from the Presidential Commission, and that the INE's autonomy will be maintained and reinforced, as President Sheinbaum indicated. Regarding plurinominales, options are being analyzed such as keeping 500 deputies with different election formulas or reducing proportional seats, with no final decision.
In her morning conference that day, Sheinbaum rejected authoritarianism accusations, stating: “False in every way because Mexico has electoral democracy, participatory, absolute freedoms.” She detailed that the reform will guarantee minority representation, reduce spending on parties, INE, and OPLEs, change the plurinominales election format for greater citizen vote linkage, and promote participatory consultations. She ruled out meeting with the opposition, insisting the proposal strengthens democracy. The initiative will be presented to Congress in February for further debates.
