Politics · Mexico · 5 hrs ago
Monreal seeks cross-party agreement on call to choose next INE president
Ricardo Monreal is seeking agreement among Mexico’s parties on a call to choose the next president of the National Electoral Institute, or INE.
The INE is Mexico’s electoral body, and the call would begin the selection process for a woman to lead it.
Monreal, a Morena leader in the Chamber of Deputies, says Thursday is a key moment to approve the call.
He says the appointment should have broad support because claims of serious irregularities have put the INE under scrutiny.
The INE has filed a criminal complaint over alleged corruption and other possible wrongdoing involving public funds; the complaint covers contracts linked to the 2025 judicial election and voter cards.
Monreal argues that a choice without cross-party agreement could weaken trust in the new leader and the institution.
The parties must first agree on the call’s terms before the selection process can begin.
Ricardo Monreal is seeking agreement among parties in Mexico’s Chamber of Deputies to issue a call for applications to elect a new woman president of the National Electoral Institute (INE).
The call is expected to be presented and approved on Thursday, November 12, though Monreal said agreement on its terms must come first.
He said a selection without consensus could leave the new president’s appointment questioned and make it harder to build trust in the electoral body.
Monreal said the INE should be cleaned up over alleged irregularities and backed President Claudia Sheinbaum’s claim that a decades-old “electoral mafia” operates there.
- Who
- Ricardo Monreal, Morena’s coordinator in the Chamber of Deputies, is seeking agreement with other parties.
- What
- The parties are to agree on a call to begin selecting a new woman president of the INE.
- When
- The call is expected to be presented and approved on Thursday, November 12, 2026.
- Where
- Mexico’s Chamber of Deputies.
- Why
- Monreal says consensus is needed to avoid a questioned appointment and help restore trust in the INE.
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Monreal said he was seeking agreement among parties on the call to select a new INE president.
The Chamber of Deputies is expected to present and approve the call.
- Proposed vote
- Thursday, November 12, 2026
- Selection
- A woman to serve as the new INE president
- Main proponent
- Ricardo Monreal, Morena coordinator in the Chamber of Deputies
- Preferred approach
- Consensus among all parliamentary groups
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What people are saying
Si no logramos un acuerdo, va a ser difícil; aunque tenemos nosotros la mayoría, incluso podemos ejercerla, yo soy de la idea de que por la profundidad del caso del tema del INE se requiere hacer un esfuerzo con todos los grupos parlamentarios para que salga por consenso
Lo reitero: por la importancia y profundidad del tema, no conviene a nadie que se apruebe solo por mayoría calificada. La ruta es la unanimidad.