Politics · Mexico · 4 hrs ago
Mexico welfare secretary says program workers will stay out of elections
Welfare Secretary Leticia Ramírez addressed Mexico's Chamber of Deputies and discussed the government's social programs.
She said more than 29,000 Servidores de la Nación will not get involved in the 2026–2027 elections.
These workers help operate federal social programs, which provide support to people across Mexico.
The government has allocated one trillion pesos to the programs this year.
Ramírez said payments are checked against the national population registry and denied that benefits are paid twice or to people who have died.
She invited lawmakers to meet with her department to review how public money is managed.
Mexico’s welfare secretary, Leticia Ramírez Amaya, said more than 29,000 government social-program workers would not take part in the 2026–2027 electoral process.
She made the statement while appearing before the Chamber of Deputies.
Ramírez said workers receive ongoing training and that institutions act when complaints are filed.
She invited lawmakers to review the use of public funds for federal social programs, which total one trillion pesos this year.
She also denied that the ministry makes duplicate payments or pays benefits to people who have died.
- Who
- Welfare Secretary Leticia Ramírez Amaya.
- What
- She said more than 29,000 Servants of the Nation would not intervene in the 2026–2027 electoral process.
- When
- October 22, 2026, during her appearance before the Chamber of Deputies.
- Where
- The Chamber of Deputies in Mexico.
- Why
- She said ongoing training and action on complaints help ensure workers do not become involved in electoral matters.
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- Program workers
- More than 29,000 Servants of the Nation
- Electoral period
- 2026–2027
- Social-program funding
- One trillion pesos this year
- Payment checks
- The ministry says it checks records with RENAPO and the CURP quarterly
What people are saying
It is not worth it for some of the Servants of the Nation, some of the members of the Welfare Secretariat, to get involved in the electoral process.
Everything is public. Everything is transparent. We do not hide a single piece of data.
Today we can tell you that there are no duplicate benefits.