Politics Economy Local 2026-02-03T22:40:07+00:00

Political Crisis in Nuevo León Over Budget

Governor Samuel García broke his promise and did not sign the budget approved by the state Congress. This has led to an escalation of the conflict between the executive and legislative branches, with each side accusing the other of sabotage and inaction. Relations have reached a freezing point, and there are no prospects for resolving the crisis in the near future.


Political Crisis in Nuevo León Over Budget

The governor once again reaffirmed his inconsistency by failing to publish a decree legally approved by the Congress. "That is not dialogue; it seeks to dismiss the Legislative Power once again," he added. According to information obtained by LPO, despite last Thursday's meeting, any kind of agreement has been ruled out, and the attacks continue, which increases the lack of closeness between the two fronts. The coordinator of PAN deputies, Carlos de la Fuente, also took the opportunity to cross García Sepúlveda: "That format of announcing and announcing companies - in this case Figure AI - is already tiring... he is stubborn and keeps pushing projects without approval, they don't learn." After some controversies involving Adrián de la Garza reached the morning briefing at the National Palace, in addition to criticism against the governor's projects such as the announcement of new companies and the veto on the budget, the relationship that had been maintained until a few months ago has now ceased to exist. The mood was not the best, as there are no advances on the 2026 Budget and the president of the Congress, Itzel Castillo, crossed swords with Governor Samuel García. When presenting the report of the Permanent Session and the previous session period, Castillo Almanza assured that there is no Budget in the State of Nuevo León due to the governor's veto, despite the fact that the legislative work on the matter was exhausted. "And when the Constitution requires his presence, he is not there," she stated. "He publicly declared, in the media and on social networks, that he would respect and publish the budget that this State Congress would approve... this Congress responded responsibly," said the PAN deputy. "We did our job, after a serious, deep, and responsible analysis and study of the Fiscal Package, this Congress approved it... the Congress complied, on time, in form, and in accordance with the Law." The governor says he wants to have closeness with the Legislative Power, but closeness is demonstrated with facts, not with speeches. "And what did the Governor do?" The Congress of Nuevo León began a new ordinary period of sessions without any kind of ceremony and accounting for the last semester.