The president of the Senate, Gerardo Fernández Noroña, had a tense moment during the session in which the re-election of Rosario Piedra Ibarra as president of the National Commission for Human Rights (CNDH) was discussed. Noroña insisted on the removal of a screen that opposition senators wanted to place for casting their votes in secret, something that had not been previously agreed upon.
"Wait. I will not give the floor to anyone and one of the agreements of the Political Coordination Board is that this screen is leaving the session hall," stated Noroña firmly, causing discomfort among the opposition and provoking an altercation in the chamber. Despite the protests, Noroña categorically affirmed: "And that screen is going because it is going."
Members of the Morena parliamentary group, including Saúl Monreal Ávila, publicly supported Piedra Ibarra to continue leading the CNDH. The voting process became embroiled in controversies, including accusations of pressure on legislators by coordinator Adán Augusto López.
The possibility of Rosario Piedra Ibarra's re-election has caused division in the Senate. Despite criticisms and controversies regarding her management, the support from Morena and its allies positions her as the favorite to remain in office. Nevertheless, dissenting voices within the political spectrum, such as Javier Corral and Higinio Martínez Miranda, have expressed their opposition, along with the benches of the PAN, PRI, and Movimiento Ciudadano.
The move to install a ballot box and conduct a secret vote was rejected, triggering a new session without an agreement on the election. Adán Augusto López denied having proposed handing out pre-marked ballots in favor of Piedra Ibarra and stated that he had not imposed any decision on his fellow legislators. Uncertainty and tensions prevail in the Senate regarding the presidency of the CNDH.
