The curtain rises for “Plan B”
President Claudia Sheinbaum already has her endorsement movement ready. After the rejection of his original electoral reform, he is now moving forward with an alternative initiative that promises to keep the flame of his project alive.
The announcement came in Compostela, Nayarit. There, the president confirmed that this Sunday she will coordinate with the Secretary of the Interior, Rosa Icela Rodríguez, the formal sending of her “Plan B” to Congress. The tentative date: this Monday or Tuesday.
“I’m barely going to talk to the Ministry of the Interior,” Sheinbaum commented when asked about the timing.
The crucial thing here is that it does not come alone. When journalists inquired about the support of his allies, his response was clear and forceful: “Yes, a publication has already come out.”
The supporting actors say yes
That “post” Sheinbaum refers to is a joint statement issued on Saturday. Senators from the PT, the Green and Morena—the backbone of their coalition—expressed their “total and unconditional support” for the president.
In the document, the legislators try to calm things down. They assure that this new proposal “does not violate federalism nor invade the autonomy of the states”. It is a clear nod to dispel the fiercest criticism that his previous plan received.
But behind the scenes, the negotiation had its moments of tension. Ricardo Monreal, coordinator of Morena in Deputies, painted a more nuanced picture. After the meetings in the Government, he admitted that there is still no closed agreement, but he does detect “a positive attitude” from the PT and the Green to reach it.
“I perceive a positive attitude from the PT and the Green to achieve them,” Monreal told EL UNIVERSAL, “because they know and we all know that it is not only the reform that is proposed, but the survival of the alliance between the three parties.”
There is the master move. This transcends a simple electoral reform. It is about the future of the ruling coalition. Monreal dropped it: it is about “other legislative acts and other acts of a political nature.”
Sheinbaum moves his pieces carefully. You are not launching an initiative into a vacuum. First he secured the public support of his partners—the statement was that necessary theatrical coup—and now he is moving forward with the formal submission.
The message is clear: although the first act (the original reform) failed, the function continues. “Plan B” is already underway and comes with a coalition that, at least publicly, shows a united front. The real drama will begin when the text reaches the congressional committees.
