Mexico's Political Crisis: Morena Party Fails to Pass Budget. Despite accelerated agreements between the PRI, PAN, and Morena parties for the approval of the 2026 budget, the Morena faction decided not to vote with the opposition at the last minute. Internal party divisions led to the collapse of the previously established pact. It became known that the Morena faction was willing to agree with the opposition on the preservation of INFO NL, a watered-down electoral reform, and funding for municipalities from the three parties to achieve a fiscal package. However, the party leadership opposed the preservation of the anti-corruption body. According to sources, the PRI conditioned the approval of the electoral reform in the plenary session and subsequently the budget, which was not accepted despite prior commitments. Alleged closeness of other legislators to the MC movement was also cited. In response, the commission president, Luisa María Alcalde, called a virtual meeting with deputies for March 25th to review the negotiation and set a clear course. The Budget Commission will remain in session permanently until an agreement is reached. Additionally, a group of deputies accused the mayor of Escobedo, Andrés Mijes, of excessive funding requests compared to other Morena municipalities. Deputies Grecia Benavides and Anylú Bendición were the only ones who maintained their stance to vote with the PRI and PAN, but they desisted due to the lack of the required 28 votes. The Budget Commission will remain in permanent session until a clear agreement is visualized.
