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Lawmakers in Mexico have rejected electoral reforms proposed by President Claudia Sheinbaum, marking her first legislative setback since assuming office in 2024.
The proposal aimed to cut government funding allocated to political parties and alter the method used to select candidates for the Chamber of Deputies of Mexico, requiring that legislators be chosen solely through direct elections rather than from party-prepared lists.
Sheinbaum, a left-wing leader, introduced the bill a week earlier despite resistance from some of her own allies in Congress, who argued that the measures would disadvantage smaller political parties.
For the legislation to pass, it required a two-thirds majority in the Chamber of Deputies, at least 330 votes out of the 494 lawmakers present. It secured 259 votes in favour, while 234 voted against, and one lawmaker abstained.
