The discussion this Thursday of the opinion on the Electoral Institute of Mexico City (IECM) in the Congress capital was marked by the seizure of the tribune by legislators from Morena and the opposition.
deputies Richard Rubio y Maxta Gonzalez, vice-president and secretary of the Electoral Political Affairs Commission, requested that the opinion on the IECM of the agenda for alleged irregularities.
the brunette Themistocles Villanuevapresident of the commission, ignored the request and argued that it must bear his signature to be valid.
Even so, the president of Congress was required to read the suspensive motion presented by Rubio and González in its entirety, which is 432 pages long. According to reports, the reading began at 4:00 p.m., and around 7:00 p.m., barely 200 pages had been read.
During the plenary debate, opposition legislators took the podium to show their rejection of the reform; while the morenistas and their allies joined to protect the board of directors.
The reform to Electoral Institute It gives the body 90 days “to execute the legal modifications and review the entire structure of the institute,” he explained. Ernest Ramoscounselor of IECM.
The Institute asked the Congress of the capital to postpone the discussion of the opinion and to allow time for the institution to carry out internal work and for the electoral body itself to seek to make its tasks more efficient, without confusing the issue of austerity.
Before the possible approval of the remodelingthe Electoral Institute of Mexico City analyzes the possibility of presenting an appeal before the Electoral Tribunal or the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation to defend its stability.
With information from López-Dóriga Digital