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Mexico’s Supreme Court overturns Puebla council seat allocation
Mexico’s Supreme Court overturned the seat allocation for Puebla’s city council on November 5, 2026.
The state law set 11 council seats for the party or coalition winning the most votes and four for proportional representation.
The court said that split gave minority political forces too little representation and weakened pluralism in decision-making.
Before the change, 69.57% of council seats were filled by direct vote and 30.43% by proportional representation.
Puebla must use a distribution close to the earlier split in its next election, with no more than 15 council seats.
After that election, the state legislature must revise the law to preserve both electoral principles.
The court said the legislature can decide how the council is formed, but its rules must allow different political forces to take part effectively.
Mexico’s Supreme Court invalidated Puebla’s rules for allocating seats on the city council, saying they reduced representation for political minorities.
The invalidated model assigned 11 council seats by direct election and four through proportional representation.
The court said the state Congress may set the council’s composition but must protect political pluralism and effective participation.
For the next election, Puebla’s council must use a distribution close to the previous balance: 69.57% directly elected seats and 30.43% proportional seats.
After the election, the state Congress must amend the law to preserve both electoral principles.
- Who
- Mexico’s Supreme Court ruled on the Puebla city council seat allocation.
- What
- It invalidated the rules for distributing council seats because they reduced minority representation.
- When
- The court ruled on November 5, 2026.
- Where
- Puebla, Mexico.
- Why
- The court said the rules concentrated too many seats in the political majority and weakened pluralism.
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- Ruling date
- November 5, 2026
- Direct-election seats in invalidated model
- 11
- Proportional-representation seats in invalidated model
- 4
- Previous direct-election share
- 69.57%
- Previous proportional-representation share
- 30.43%
- Maximum council seats
- 15