Mexico’s ruling party says 2027 elections are guaranteed despite INE crisis

Mexico’s ruling party says the 2027 elections are guaranteed despite what the column describes as an unprecedented crisis at the National Electoral Institute, or INE.

The INE oversees elections, and the column argues that its credibility has weakened.

It says President Andrés Manuel López Obrador backed Guadalupe Taddei to lead the institute through what it calls manipulation of appointment procedures.

The writer urges a return to the electoral rules used before 2018, when Morena came to power, as a way to rebuild trust.

US voters are also choosing members of Congress in legislative elections that renew part of the Senate and all seats in the House of Representatives.

Republicans could lose their majority in either chamber, where their current leads are narrow, and the column says President Donald Trump is concerned about the effect on his image; it gives no election outcome or next steps.