The National Electoral Institute (INE) announced on August 20, 2024 its draft proposal in which declares the validity of the election of deputies and senators by the principle of Proportional representation.
This way, Morena and its allied parties could have 72.8% of the Chamber of Deputieswhich would give them the qualified majority for the approval of reforms.
However, in the Senate of the Republicthe coalition of MorenaLabor Party (PT) and the Green Ecologist Party of Mexico (PVEM), They would be 3 seats away from achieving a qualified majorityThis is what the INE proposal says.
INE proposal validates the results of the 2024 elections for the formation of the Congress of the Union
On the night of Tuesday, August 20, the INE announced the draft agreements that will be discussed by the Commission on Prerogatives and Political Parties for the Assignment of seats in the House of Representatives and Senate by the principle of Proportional representation.
Here, the validity of the election is declared for the conformation of the Congress of the Unionwhich will be discussed and, if appropriate, approved, this Wednesday in the Commission on Prerogatives and Political Parties.
However, the INE proposal will not be submitted until next Friday for consideration by the Institute’s General Council.
INE proposal would give 72.8% of the Chamber of Deputies to Morena and allies
The INE proposal would give 72.8% of the Chamber of Deputies to Morena and allies, which means the qualified majority for the approval of constitutional reforms.
So, with 364 seats Granted by the principles of Relative Majority and Proportional Representation, the ruling party would have a “free path” despite the feared overrepresentation of Morena in the Lower House that the opposition accuses.
However, Morena and allies They would be 3 seats away from achieving a qualified majority in the Senate of the Republicsince the coalition would only reach 83 seats of the 86 required.
How would the Chamber of Deputies be formed according to the INE proposal?
In the 148 pages of the document, the INE details each and every one of the steps that were followed to avoid the so-called overrepresentation of Morena and its allies in the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate.
It should be remembered that the Lower House is made up of 300 seats by Relative Majority (MR) and 200 assigned by Proportional Representation (PR).
Thus, the INE proposal determined that The Chamber of Deputies shall be composed as follows:
- National Action Party (PAN): 72 seats (32 for MR and 40 for RP)
- Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI): 35 seats (9 for MR and 26 for RP)
- Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD): 1 obtained by MR
- PT: 51 seats (38 by MR and 13 by RP)
- PVEM: 77 seats (57 by MR and 20 by RP)
- Citizen Movement (MC): 27 seats (1 for MR and 26 for RP)
- Morena: 236 seats (161 by MR and 75 by RP)
- Independent candidacy: 1 obtained by MR
Composition of the Chamber of Deputies according to the INE proposal (Screenshot/INE)
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