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Mexico: Ongoing Political Alliance Negotiations and Electoral Reform

Morena deputy Berenice Martínez reports good relations with the Labor and Green parties amidst disputes over gender quotas in the 'Mariana Law' electoral reform. Opposition claims the reform benefits Mariana Rodríguez.


Mexico: Ongoing Political Alliance Negotiations and Electoral Reform

Negotiations are underway, with discussions progressing significantly. The only issue is that certain points have not yet been agreed upon, but we will continue to move forward together, stated representatives of the Labor Party (PT) and the Ecologist Green Party of Mexico (PVEM). "We believe that everyone has the right to participate, both women and men. We need to find a way to ensure that women reach decision-making positions, not just as candidates, because we can all say we have the will, but it is often disguised, as happens many times," said Martínez. "We need to work on this so that it's not just about gender-exclusive candidacies, but beyond that, to create a mechanism to guarantee their presence," she added on this matter. This is another public setback for Morena against MC, demonstrating that despite rumors, they will not join forces to push for electoral reform, which the state opposition claims aims to "clear the way" for Mariana Rodríguez. Following Ricardo Monreal's statements about disagreements with the PVEM and PT caucuses, Berenice Martínez assured that there is a good relationship at the local and national level, and she does not rule out that progress may be made soon. Amidst uncertainty regarding judicial reform in San Lázaro, the Morena deputy and president of the Constitutional Points Commission, Berenice Martínez, assured that they will not rush to legislate on the issue and will analyze the one that emerges from the federal level. Additionally, amidst an internal dispute between PRI-PAN and MC to speed up the reform and issue key locks on gender issues—an initiative that has even been named the "Mariana Law"—the Morena vice-coordinator also assured that the initiative will seek not to limit participation for gender reasons. She detailed that the local caucus will adhere to what is issued by the upper house.

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