The Senate will discuss reforms against nepotism and re -election from 2027 and 2030

Georgina Saldierna

La Jornada newspaper
Tuesday, February 18, 2025, p. 8

Senate commissions will analyze today and, where appropriate, will approve the opinion by which several constitutional articles are reinforced to cancel immediate re -election from the 2030 elections and prevent electoral nepotism from 2027.

In the 70 -pages document it is established that the re -election sought to improve accountability and government efficiency, but in practice only political groups have been strengthened that use their influence to remain in power, often without responding to the will of town.

In addition, it causes disproportionate advantages over new candidates, which threatens the principle of equity in the contest.

The opinion of the Constitutional Points and Legislative Studies commissions considers that the cancellation of re -election represents an advance to strengthen political representativeness and avoids the concentration of power in a few.

On nepotism, it points out that this resource weakens the democratic system and generates situations of inequality by privileging certain families in politics, so it should be prevented that ties with blood or civilians be criteria of access to a position.

The opinion states that he may not be a deputy, senator President of the Republic, governor, local deputy, municipal president, head of government or mayor that person who person who Have or have had in the last three years before the day of the election a marriage or concubinage bond or relationship of a couple or kinship due to consanguinity or civil in a straight line without limitation of degree and in collateral line to the fourth grade or affinity Until the second degree with whom he serves the ownership of that position.