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The president of the Board of Directors of the Chamber of Deputies, Kenia López Rabadán (PAN), questioned the decision of the National Electoral Institute (INE) to remove the debate on the regulation of early campaigns from its agenda. He considered that the authority must act independently to stop these acts, especially those initiated by Morena in its internal process of selecting candidates for governors for 2027.

“The electoral authority must make an objective, clear and evident analysis, and without any type of subordination to anything. Hopefully the electoral authority can soon make a clear definition so that there are no anticipated campaign events,” he declared at a press conference.

López Rabadán warned that processes initiated outside the electoral calendar, even if they intend to be integrated later, are illegal and must be sanctioned. He insisted that pre-campaigns without legal basis generate bad practice for the country.

Position on Councilor Montaño’s project

The legislator also rejected the project of “General Guidelines to regulate and supervise the processes, acts, activities and propaganda carried out in political processes” promoted by counselor Jorge Montaño. He pointed out that any modification to the law should have been made 90 days before the start of the electoral process, and not now.

“If they want to modify the law, they had up to 90 days before the electoral process began to modify the electoral rules. If we get used to the law being violated and no one saying anything, it will be terrible for the country,” he stated.

The PAN member’s call comes amid Morena’s progress in defining its candidates for 2027, which has raised alerts about possible early acts of proselytism. The INE, for its part, has not issued an official position after removing the issue from the agenda.

Proposal and reactions

President Claudia Sheinbaum’s initiative to create the General Law to Prevent, Investigate and Punish Femicide generated divided positions in the Senate. Morena will seek to rule it as a priority at the beginning of the next period in September, while the PRI and the PAN expressed reservations.

PRI: the problem is impunity

PRI senator Carolina Viggiano Austria maintained that feminicide cannot be resolved with new laws or increased penalties. “You can put 100 years or 70 years in prison, but if you never manage to investigate or sentence those responsible, what you put is simply propaganda,” he said.

He pointed out that the real reform is in the local prosecutor’s offices: insufficient, poorly paid and unprepared public ministries. He proposed strengthening research, technology and specialized personnel capacities with a gender perspective.

PAN: in-depth review

Mayuli Latifa Martínez, vice coordinator of the PAN, asked to read the initiative before setting a position. “This heinous crime against women should unify us,” she said. But he warned that it is not enough to create standards: prevention and protection actions are required.

He highlighted that before feminicide there is a chain of attacks—familial, psychological, economic—that many victims do not report due to lack of prompt justice and economic dependence. He demanded a detailed analysis of the obligations for the states.

Morena: approval required

Morenoist Verónica Camino Farjat celebrated that the proposal reached the Senate first. He explained that there are currently differences between states in the classification and sanctions of feminicide, which benefits perpetrators in cases that cross borders. “What we are looking for is that the same classification exists in all states,” he indicated.

Camino Farjat announced that the commissions could begin the analysis immediately, even before the regular period, to have the opinion ready in the first week of September. The Morena bench considers the initiative a priority to protect women’s rights.

The National Electoral Institute (INE) will discuss this Thursday the guidelines to regulate the so-called “advance campaigns”, the period in which the parties choose their candidates for the 2026-2027 Electoral Process. The proposal, promoted by counselor Jorge Montaño, seeks to avoid abuses and guarantee an even floor among applicants.

What do the new guidelines contemplate?

The project establishes that internal selection expenses be charged to the parties as ordinary expenses, with limits: 3 million pesos for activities of candidates and 800 thousand for events with militants. In addition, the INE may send representatives to public events of the so-called “coordinators” or “defenders” to verify that they are not calling for voting before the pre-campaigns.

It also requires aspiring public servants who have not left office to avoid the use of public resources, submit expense reports and comply with rules on artificial intelligence. The proposal, perfected in working groups with parties, now covers all positions and not just governorships.

Adjustments for the Verification Commission

The General Council will also modify the Commission Regulations to allow the integration of the Candidacy Integrity Verification Commission, created in Claudia Sheinbaum’s electoral reform. Its goal is to prevent organized crime from infiltrating the ballots. Sources from the INE announced that next week the formation of this new body will be defined.