At the beginning of the current six-year term, various officials from the State of Mexico linked to organized crime were captured, with such a solid alliance that it suggests those officials, or their relatives, had been in power for a period longer than a single electoral term.
With the constitutional reform that mandates the prohibition of electoral nepotism and the consecutive re-election of senators and deputies, inheritance and immediate re-election of certain positions, from the Presidency of the Republic to mayoralties and councilors, are prohibited.
Making a quick regression in the political history of our country, we find that the roots of nepotism begin from colonialism and are strengthened during independent Mexico, a moment when leaders needed to surround themselves with family to consolidate their power.
After obtaining the necessary approval from local congresses, the reform that mandates the prohibition of electoral nepotism and the consecutive re-election of senators and deputies was consolidated.
When the alternation in power was real, the inheritance of positions became a family business that undermines citizen trust in democracy and opens the door to illegality. However, Morena and its allies in Congress decided to postpone it until 2030.
Entire families have become linked to politics, whether to strengthen their power or to confront it at the polls, resisting the mobility that democracy entails.
If the will for change is real, Morena must achieve a meeting point to prevent the nomination of relatives linked to current officials in the midterm elections.
This delay has created a fracture within the ruling party, as the original proposal contemplated its entry into force in 2027, which would have impacted both the midterm elections and the succession of Sheinbaum.
