Córdova recognizes that, in a democratic context, the ideal is for the referee to “not be seen”, but he assures that against those players who are systematically dedicated to not respecting the rules of the game, inevitably, the laws that were approved before the start of the match.
How far can sanctions go? He is asked. Córdova responds that the INE could define offenses and violations of the precautionary measures that may involve consequences such as public reprimands, fines of various kinds or, in the most serious case, even arrest, but he clarifies that it is not something they want to do.
“The INE does not want to reach these measures, but there is a provocation from the federal government, from a series of political actors, from public servants, challenging the electoral authority a bit in the tone of ‘let’s see if you dare’. It’s very serious.”
Since the ban for the revocation of the mandate began, on February 4, the referee has already had to draw several cards that have been confirmed by the Superior Chamber of the Electoral Tribunal of the Judicial Power of the Federation (TEPJF) although some players seem to ignore them .
President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, the 18 governors of Morena, senators and recently the mayors have been called to comply with what is established by the Constitution and the Mandate Revocation Law.
Last week, the INE ordered the Government of Mexico City remove billboards placed in favor of President López Obrador remaining at the head of the government in the exercise of revocation of mandate, after it is prohibited by law to promote positions for or against.
And given this, the president of the Chamber of Deputies, Sergio Gutiérrez, presented a constitutional controversy in the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation (SCJN) against the National Electoral Institute (INE) for allegedly invading the powers of the Legislative Power by defining the constitutive elements of government propaganda, the system of precautionary measures and sanctions, which in turn criterion, it is only up to the Federal Congress to establish.
excuse to disqualify
Given the proximity of the revocation of the mandate, which will take place on April 10, Córdova regrets that the disqualification has been a constant since the first steps for the organization of this exercise.
And given this, the counselor puts a concern on the table: that on April 11, far from a citizen celebration for having carried out the revocation of the mandate, it will be used to attack the INE.
“I am afraid that on April 11, far from a citizen celebration for having carried out the first mandate revocation exercise in our history, what we are going to have is the deployment of a fairly predefined script: the revocation of the mandate as a pretext to disqualify the referee.
