Mexico's Chamber of Deputies plans to vote on December 6 or 7 for the next president of the National Electoral Institute (INE), after Guadalupe Taddei submitted her resignation from the post on October 26, 2026. According to El Financiero, Morena's coordinator in San Lázaro, Ricardo Monreal, expects the call to be ready by November 4.
On October 27, the INE's General Council unanimously designated Blanca Yassahara Cruz García as interim president, according to Expansión Política. The handover matters for any voter tracking the makeup of the electoral referee: whoever is elected will hold the post until April 2032, so their profile will shape Mexico's coming electoral cycle.
The procedure has clear numerical rules. The appointment requires two thirds of the deputies present, meaning 334 votes if all 500 attend. Morena, the Labor Party and the Green Party together hold 364 legislators; the PAN, PRI, Citizens' Movement and independents account for 136. A five-member Technical Evaluation Committee, three proposed by the deputies and two by the National Human Rights Commission, will review documents, exams and interviews, and deliver a shortlist of finalists.
Monreal said he will listen to the leaders of every political force in search of an agreement. "As a parliamentary group leader I never resort to trampling or to majority rule by force," he said in an interview with W Radio, according to Expansión Política. Opposition benches have called for an open process and an independent profile. If no candidacy secures the two-thirds threshold, the draft text under discussion contemplates a lottery to decide the appointment.
The calendar leaves almost a month between the call and the vote. On December 6 or 7, a week before the session period ends, the INE's leadership would be settled. Before that, the full chamber must approve the call on November 4.
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