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Mexican Senate approves Plan B electoral reform without revocation changes
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Mexico's Senate approved the Plan B electoral reform with 87 votes in favor and 41 against, removing proposed changes to presidential recall via a Partido del Trabajo (PT) reserve. The measure aims to cut costs and privileges at the National Electoral Institute (INE) and other bodies. President Claudia Sheinbaum hailed the privilege cuts but regretted the recall omission.
Housing prices rose 12.9% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2026, according to the National Statistics Institute, marking 11 straight years of continuous increases.
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The National Statistics Institute reported that the unemployment rate reached 9.1% in the February-April quarter. The figure marks a 0.3 percentage point rise over twelve months and is the highest since 2021.
President Claudia Sheinbaum's electoral reform advances without a public text, causing disagreements among allies like PVEM and PT, who resist budget cuts and changes to plurinominal seats. Critics like José Woldenberg warn it could erode political plurality, while the government aims to reduce costs and deepen democracy. The initiative will be presented to Congress in February for approval in March.
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The president of the National Electoral Institute (INE), Guadalupe Taddei Zavala, clarified that the involvement of Talleres Gráficos de México in the contract to produce voting credentials does not grant the government access to the Electoral Registry or citizen data. The contract was awarded to Cosmocolor in partnership with other firms following a competitive evaluation. Taddei stressed the security measures the INE has upheld for 35 years.