The coordinator of the Morena faction in the Chamber of Deputies, Ricardo Monreal Ávila, announced that the formal discussion of the new electoral reform will begin next February 1, once President Claudia Sheinbaum sends the corresponding initiative. "There are diverse positions within our own movement and within our allies," the deputy mentioned. Additionally, Monreal stated that the initiative could include the figure of the recall of mandate and the review of the functioning of Local Public Electoral Bodies (OPLES) and state electoral tribunals. Ricardo Monreal said that citizen consultation mechanisms will be implemented for the electoral reform. "If it falls to the Chamber of Deputies, we would have to hold public hearings, forums, and an Open Parliament so that everyone can deliberate, debate, and make their proposals on the electoral reform," he anticipated. Finally, the legislator called for "prudence and tolerance" in the legislative debate, urging political actors to prioritize reasoning over imposition to maintain citizen confidence in the institutions. The legislator ruled out the possibility of calling an extraordinary session period for this purpose, arguing that current legislative times do not allow it. Monreal detailed that the reform will review proportional representation, public financing to political parties, and the cost of electoral processes. In response to a specific question about the complexity of these issues, Monreal acknowledged that there are divergent positions not only with the opposition but also within the officialist coalition formed by Morena, the Labor Party (PT), and the Ecologist Green Party of Mexico (PVEM). "I think that will be a very heated discussion within us," he said. "There will be two complex topics: proportional representation and party funding. Even the reduction of plurinominals."
