With Morena’s support, the Governing and Population Commission approved a reform that allows newly created parties to maintain the national register if they get 3% of the valid vote issued in any election.
The opinion, adopted with 20 votes in favour, nine against and two abstentions, amends article 94 (b) of the General Law on Political Parties on the loss of registration.
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According to the initiative, it seeks to establish that the minimum vote issued (3%) can be applied for elections either from governor and deputies to local legislatures, as well as as as head of government.
During the discussion, Deputy Martha Tagle Martínez of the Citizen Movement noted that the time to make electoral reforms for the current process has passed and that Morena seeks to change the rules of the game, to help newly created parties.
Lawmaker @MarthaTagle warns that the Governing Committee of the Chamber of Deputies @Mx_Diputados seeks to pass an electoral reform so that recently created parties (PES, RSP, FxM) keep their record whatever the result in the election of June 6. ?? pic.twitter.com/Z49oY0NRzJ
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“No reforms can be made to electoral laws. The opinion does not consider elections for town halls. They intend to change the rules to benefit newly created parties so that, if they do not get enough votes for Members, they can obtain them in premises, as governor and that in any of the possibilities they keep the record,” he said.
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According to the initiative, it seeks to establish that the minimum vote issued (3%) can be applied for elections either from governor and deputies to local legislatures, as well as as as head of government.
Deputy Irene García Martínez said that if approved, “the constitutional framework will be being violated because the scope is referred to electoral legislation and the reform also involves fundamental amendments that would upset provisions governing the federal electoral process 2020-2021, which began last September.”
Meanwhile, Morena Deputy María Del Carmen Almeida Navarro said that it is nothing more about changing the rules by changing them, “it is about giving a political diversity that welcomes all voices, these votes are important for the country”.
By the PRI, Deputy Cruz Juvenal Roa Sánchez recalled that the Constitution states that “it takes 90 days to make such reforms, so I invite you to rectify your position”.
Despite these, the opinion was adopted and forwarded to the Board of Directors for programming in the plenary session of the Chamber of Deputies.
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