Today, Mexico comes first, and the senators from the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) will all be present to vote against this 'Plan B'. This was expressed by the party's leader. Additionally, the leader of the PRI questioned the content of the electoral reform and affirmed that it represents a risk to the democratic regime, by pointing out that the project resembles the political situation in Venezuela. 'The senators from PRI will all be present to vote against this 'Plan B', but with the 'V', which is the Venezuela plan, the dictatorship plan, the plan that destroys the democratic regime, and I believe this is already nonsense from Morena'. What position did Citizen Movement take on the 'Plan B' of the electoral reform? Meanwhile, the Citizen Movement's parliamentary group in the Senate also confirmed that they will vote against the 'Plan B' of the electoral reform and ensured there will be no absences in their caucus. Senator Clemente Castañeda pointed out that the entire orange bloc, both in the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies, will maintain its position against the initiative, regardless of the date on which it is voted on. 'All members of the parliamentary group are ready to oppose the 'Plan B', to vote against it, in the terms in which it is proposed, and that is what we will do today, tomorrow, Holy Week, Easter, until Children's Day, which officially ends the period, and, if necessary, in the extraordinary period'. Not even Daniel Barreda from MC will be absent from the plenary session. @PRI_Nacional and @MovCiudadanoMX report that all their members will be present in the plenary session of the @senadomexicano. No one will be absent and they will vote against Plan B. That is, no votes will come out of their caucuses for Morena. Recently, Ignacio Mier, coordinator of Morena in the Senate, indicated that the 'Plan B' of the electoral reform could be approved right before Holy Week. Morena and the PVEM backed the project, while PRI, PAN, and Citizen Movement voted against. It should be highlighted that during the vote, the absence of legislators from the Labor Party stood out, who maintain a position against the electoral reform presented last week by President Claudia Sheinbaum. With its approval in committees, the project was ready for discussion and voting in the Plenary of the Senate. Pending the decision of the Labor Party, the project already has the opposition's vote against; as assured by the national leader of PRI, Alejandro Moreno Cárdenas. The priista leader stated that the senators from PRI will attend the session to reject the electoral reform proposed by President Claudia Sheinbaum. 'Alito' Moreno indicated that the parliamentary group holds permanent meetings and that there is an internal agreement to guarantee the total presence of the senators on the day of the vote. 'We are dialoguing, building. In the Senate committees, the 'Plan B' of the electoral reform was approved with 24 votes in favor and 11 against. He also proposed that the initiative move forward before May 31, with the objective that the changes can be applied in the 2027 elections. The 'Plan B' report obtained 24 votes in favor and 11 against in United Commissions. Soon, the initiative will be discussed and voted on in the Plenary. For its final approval, the initiative requires the backing of two-thirds of the votes in the upper house. We are all summoned to be in these session days, all present and there will be no absence, there will be no justification,' he commented. In that same position, he reiterated that the PRI's vote will be against the project promoted by the official majority. We have permanent meetings.
PRI and Citizen Movement Senators to Vote Against 'Plan B'
The leader of the PRI stated that all party senators will be present to vote against the 'Plan B' of the electoral reform, calling it a dictatorship plan. Citizen Movement also confirmed its disagreement and stated its full attendance for the vote in the Mexican Senate.