Politics · Mexico · 2 hrs ago
Mexican lawmakers prepare to limit powers of the INE president
Mexico’s Congress is preparing proposals to limit the INE president’s power to make appointments alone.
The INE is the country’s national electoral body, and a 2024 change to its governing law gave its president broader authority to appoint senior officials.
Before that change, the INE’s General Council chose officials after the president put forward candidates.
The proposals follow criticism of former president Guadalupe Taddei’s management, including allegations of secrecy, corruption and contracts awarded to people close to her.
Lawmakers from several parties want the General Council to have a stronger role; some proposals would require at least eight council votes to approve appointments.
The proposals are being prepared in both chambers of Congress, and no final change is described yet.
Mexican lawmakers are preparing proposals to limit the president of the National Electoral Institute’s power to make appointments without the other council members.
The proposals seek to restore a role for the INE’s General Council in selecting senior officials.
The powers were expanded by a 2024 change to Article 45 of Mexico’s electoral law.
The article links calls for change to criticism of Guadalupe Taddei Zavala’s management of the institute.
The article says Blanca Cruz was named the INE’s new president after Taddei’s departure.
- Who
- Lawmakers in Mexico’s Senate and Chamber of Deputies are preparing proposals. Political parties including Movimiento Ciudadano, the PAN, the PRI and Morena are mentioned.
- What
- They are considering changes to limit the INE president’s unilateral appointment powers and give the General Council a greater role.
- When
- The proposals are being prepared; the article was published on October 29, 2026. The powers were expanded in October 2024.
- Where
- Mexico’s Congress and the National Electoral Institute.
- Why
- The proposals aim to prevent the INE president from making appointments unilaterally and restore collective decision-making by the General Council.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Congress approved a change to Article 45 of the electoral law that expanded the INE president’s appointment powers.
The INE General Council named Blanca Cruz as the institute’s new president, according to the article.
The article reported that lawmakers were preparing proposals to revise the appointment powers.
- Law amended
- Article 45 of the General Law of Electoral Institutions and Procedures
- Expanded powers
- The INE president could appoint senior officials, with the Executive Secretary exempt
- Proposed approval threshold
- At least 8 votes, under the PAN proposal
- New president
- Blanca Cruz; the article gives her name as both Blanca Yassahara Cruz and Blanca Cruz García
- Relevant bodies
- Senate of the Republic and Chamber of Deputies