The morenista announced this Sunday in Puebla, within the framework of the assemblies to disseminate the electoral proposals, that the goal of his party is that in the first half of September there will be an electoral political reform “that does not cost so much to the people of Mexico ”.
What is electoral reform?
On April 28, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador sent his initiative to reform 18 articles of the Constitution to the Chamber of Deputies to modify the electoral system.
With these changes, the aim is to modify the way elections are organized, reorder the powers of the responsible bodies, cut members of the INE to “make democracy cheaper.” The measures can represent savings of 24,000 million pesos, according to the presidential proposal.
The president proposes the elimination of local electoral institutes and state courts, in addition to reducing the members of the Chamber of Deputies by 30% and the Senate by 25%.
The #Electoral Reform proposes to transform Mexico into a true democracy under the principles of Republican Austerity. We cannot continue with one of the most expensive electoral systems in the world.
The reform will mean savings of 24 billion pesos for the nation. pic.twitter.com/I2kXQrv7yX
– Horacio Duarte Olivares (@horacioduarteo)
April 28, 2022
What is the Democracy Summit about?
It is a forum in which 16 electoral bodies and tribunals from around the world participate to reflect on the challenges, problems, strengths and areas of opportunity faced by democratic regimes, with the purpose of “detonating an institutional mobilization in defense of democracy at the world”.
It is carried out virtually and regional forums were planned in Europe, America, Asia, Africa and the Middle East, of which the first two have already been held and in September the global summit will be held, with headquarters in Mexico City.
The regional forums of the Electoral Democracy Summit, organized by the @INEMexico and electoral bodies around the world, are looking at the challenges facing electoral systems in our time. In September, Mexico will host the global summit. pic.twitter.com/l8KuWQs3ko
– Lorenzo Córdova V. (@lorenzocordovav)
July 3, 2022
In its first two regional forums, held in America and Europe, they have agreed “on the need to take care of democracy,” said the INE’s president counselor, Lorenzo Córdova, today in his weekly video message on Twitter.
Initial conclusions have also been reached on the need to “strengthen (the) electoral systems and promote citizen participation in the defense of their democratic institutions,” the official added.
Last week at the regional forum corresponding to the Americas, representative democracies, the role of electoral bodies in democracy, parity and electoral integrity, among other topics, were discussed.
“For three days we discussed old and new problems that challenge democratic issues, such as polarization, intolerance, misinformation during elections and the massive and immediate dissemination of data, social disenchantment with representative democracy, threats to freedom of expression, political violence against women and direct attacks on electoral institutions,” he explained.
Córdova asserted that Mexico has become a benchmark on this issue due to the “proper functioning of its electoral system” and the challenges it faces.
