Proposed electoral reform in Mexico falls short of supermajority required for constitutional amendment

An electoral reform proposed by Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum was rejected on Wednesday by lawmakers who criticized the bill as a bid by the ruling party to concentrate power. The bill in the lower house of Congress fell short of the required supermajority because Sheinbaum's usual allies from the Green Party (PVEM) and the Labor Party (PT) withheld their support, even as it secured 259 votes in favor and 234 against, with one abstention. [ . . . ] Despite the defeat, Sheinbaum this week suggested a "Plan B" that would involve modifying secondary laws rather than the constitution. Such a move would only require a simple majority to pass.
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