New Mexican Congress Sworn In with Supermajority

The Mexican Congress formally inaugurated the 66th Legislature, with the Morena party holding a supermajority in the Chamber of Deputies and just one seat shy of the votes needed in the Senate to approve constitutional reforms, including judicial reforms.

Ricardo Monreal, newly appointed president of the Chamber of Deputies’ Political Coordination Board (Jucopo), outlined the agreements among parliamentary coordinators. He announced three sessions to discuss judicial reform: one to receive the President’s final report and install the new session period, another to publicize the judicial reform, and a third to debate the 16 articles being amended. Sessions will be held on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday to ensure thorough discussion.

In a festive atmosphere, Ifigenia Martínez swore in the 66th Legislature’s 251 female and 249 male deputies on September 1. Martínez pledged to work towards unity in the lower house and urged legislators to strive for a more prosperous and democratic Mexico.

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The first vice president is Sergio Gutiérrez Luna (Morena); the second vice president is Kenia López Rabadán (PAN); and the third vice president is María del Carmen Pinete (PVEM).

In the Senate, the 66th Legislature began with a mix of re-elected legislators, recycled faces, and a solid 4T (Fourth Transformation) majority. The 128 senators took their oaths in intense negotiations over the Executive Board.

Panistas (PAN), priistas (PRI), and emecistas (MC) voted favor Morena and its allies, allowing senator Gerardo Fernández Noroña to preside over the Executive Board for the first year. In exchange, Morena agreed to increase the number of positions on the Executive Board for its opponents. The board includes vice presidencies for Imelda Castro (Morena), Mauricio Vila (PAN), and Karla Toledo (PRI).

Upon taking office, Fernández Noroka declared that Morena and its allies had the supermajority needed to pass the judicial reform. The session also saw the return of former presidential candidate Ricardo Anaya, who urged opposition legislators not to yield to the reform.

The Chihuahua Attorney General also notified the Senate of a new arrest warrant against Morena senator Javier Corral.

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