From the editorial
Newspaper La Jornada
Thursday March 2, 2023, p. 13
The Executive published early today in the Official Gazette of the Federation (DOF) the so-called plan B of the electoral reform, which modifies 429 articles of four laws on the matter: General of Electoral Institutions and Procedures, General of Political Parties, Organic of the Judicial Power of the Federation and General of Means of Challenge in Electoral Matters.
A week ago, the plenary session of the Senate approved the opinion with the endorsement of 72 votes cast by Morena legislators and their allies (PT and PVEM). Meanwhile, the senators from PAN, PRI, PRD and Movimiento Ciudadano rejected the proposal with 50 votes against. There were no abstentions.
The Upper House rejected the modification made by its co-legislator regarding the so-called clause of eternal life of small political parties, which made it possible for the political institutes with which they are in coalition in the elections to benefit them with votes received in the alliance and thus avoid a possible disappearance for not obtaining the minimum number of votes required by law.
The reform restructures the National Electoral Institute (INE), in order to avoid duplication of functions and avoid expenses derived from high salaries. It does not reduce the body’s staff, Morena has raised, but rather 8.56 percent of the total senior management positions are optimized
; the restructuring would be about 1,400 positions.
Given the changes to the electoral referee, the opposition has launched a campaign to defend the electoral institute. Last Sunday the second march was held with the motto the INE is not touched
.
Until now, the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation has received 125 constitutional controversies against the plan Bpromoted by municipal and state governments of the PAN and the PRI.
The complainants insist that the legal modifications invade the sphere of competence of the institute. The country’s highest court has already admitted more than seven unconstitutionality actions for processing, and will analyze whether or not they proceed.
