In the tug-of-war over the 2026 budget, the dam could break and lead to nothing at all. After the Budget Commission declared itself in permanent session and two more opinions are yet to be read, Carlos de la Fuente, coordinator of the National Action Group, set Wednesday as the deadline to reach a legislative agreement. The legislator warned that communication between the political blocs is on the verge of a definitive fracture if the budget is not consolidated in tomorrow's session. De la Fuente pointed out that the PAN bloc has sought to speed up the legislative process to avoid a prolonged stalemate before the Easter holiday break. However, he noted that time is running out. "We were proposing, which was always on the agenda, before we go on the two-week Easter break, to stretch the process as much as possible and finally have a budget," the legislator explained. When questioned about the possibility that this stretching could result in a total failure of the negotiations, the PAN coordinator was blunt, stating that Wednesday will be decisive for the future of legislative communication. "If they don't get the votes tomorrow, then I think it will be clearly seen that the communication between the different legislative groups has been completely broken," he said. No excuses for Morena. The leader of the albiazul bloc expressed his surprise at the lack of consensus, especially when the requests made by Morena's national leadership have already been integrated. "I don't understand if we already put everything they asked for when Luisa María (Alcalde), the president of Morena, came... those conditions are already in the opinions being read today," De la Fuente stated. Among the agreed points already included in the opinions are: an agreement with the federation for support for people with disabilities; the return of transport fares: Metro at 4.50 pesos and bus routes at 12 pesos; zero debt for the State Government; a reduction in the image and communication budget for Governor Samuel García. Internal divisions and the electoral factor. For the PAN coordinator, the main obstacle seems to lie in the internal fractures of the Morena bloc, which he pointed out for not having a unified stance. "The visual display from our Morena colleagues is that they are not in tune with all the votes," he commented. De la Fuente added that these internal divisions have been a constant in that group since the beginning of the Legislature. He highlighted that the electoral reform issue is also on the table, with an initiative presented by Morena that is being analyzed. De la Fuente expressed his desire to move forward on this matter to provide certainty for the next process before May 13, although he emphasized that this should not hinder the approval of the Fiscal Package. De la Fuente reaffirmed that they will not yield on the issue of debt for the state administration.
