Vianney Carrera
Correspondent
La Jornada Newspaper
Friday, October 24, 2025, p. 13
Monterrey, NL., During the public hearing of the Presidential Commission for Electoral Reform organized yesterday in Nuevo León, the governor of the entity, Samuel García, rejected his administration’s promotion of a local reform, amid the controversy generated by the initiative, promoted by a foundation, to guarantee that only women participate in the next gubernatorial election.
The event was led by the Secretary of the Interior, Rosa Icela Rodríguez, who stated that “democracy should not be a luxury, but a right accessible to everyone.” He stressed that this process is non-partisan and seeks to ensure that it does not end up being a documentation carried out only by some spheres of power.
When welcoming the forum organized at the Cintermex facilities in Monterrey, Samuel García asserted that he will not promote electoral reform in the entity.
“I take advantage of this space to deny any rumor or misinformation at the local level, and say it very firmly: that in Nuevo León the Executive Branch is not making or promoting any change to the local electoral law. Here we are going to respect the times, we are going to respect the law, the institutions, and on behalf of the Executive Branch you should know that no electoral modification has been made nor will it be attempted, since the correct thing is to wait for the national electoral reform to come out,” said the agent.
Last month, former PAN governor Fernando Canales declared that it is “obvious” that the intention of such a reform seeks to boost Mariana Rodríguez, wife of governor Samuel García. For its part, the local Congress approved in the first round a reform to the local Constitution to postpone gender alternation until 2030, but the governor issued a veto to that initiative.
Speakers demand gender alternation
Several of the presentations that were presented yesterday demanded immediate gender alternation so that after the next elections a woman could become governor in Nuevo León for the first time.
In response to versions of a future alliance between the Citizen Movement and the National Action Party, the Emecista governor also pointed out: “Before talking about alliances or strategies, let’s think about the best electoral system that future generations can enjoy.”
With information from the Editorial
